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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tore Rebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito comes to the cage accompanied by Sukh Knight. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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225 cm
24
329 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tore Rebo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Rebo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Esposito keeps the fight on the outside.
Esposito tests Rebo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esposito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rebo.
Rebo has managed to clinch.
Rebo throws a head punch that misses.
Rebo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Esposito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Esposito throws a lazy right hand but Rebo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rebo digs a good hook to Esposito's body.
Esposito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito throws a looping overhand right but Rebo ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rebo has Esposito up against the cage in a clinch.
Esposito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Esposito is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Esposito tries to break free but Rebo pushes him back against the cage.
Esposito tries to break the clinch but Rebo is controlling the position.
Rebo prevents Esposito from breaking the clinch.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Rebo working aggressively here.
Esposito wants to get back to striking at distance but Rebo won't allow it.
Rebo misses with some punches.
Esposito is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rebo.
Rebo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rebo tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito tries to circle away but Rebo has him pinned against the cage.
Rebo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
Rebo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rebo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
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!
Rebo tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Esposito.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rebo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rebo throws a nice looking combination but Esposito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rebo ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rebo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rebo falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Esposito to counter with a crisp jab.
Esposito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Esposito throws a big shot that misses.
Rebo ducks right into an uppercut from Esposito.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rebo moves away.
Esposito drops Rebo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rebo looks back up at him and smiles so Esposito waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rebo is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a hook
and Rebo counters with a left and a right that stings Esposito.
Rebo is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
Rebo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esposito darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Rebo's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Esposito before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Esposito!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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