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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo AtlaSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito has chosen Sukh Knight as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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228 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo AtlaSon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AtlaSon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Esposito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
AtlaSon thows a body shot but no joy.
Esposito throws a hook but AtlaSon avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Esposito.
Esposito clobbers AtlaSon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Theo AtlaSon 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!
Nice defenses there by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon misses with a body shot
and Esposito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
AtlaSon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito misses with a shot to the body
and AtlaSon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Esposito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Esposito cracks AtlaSon with an open hand slap.
AtlaSon tries to clinch there but Esposito circles away.
AtlaSon throws a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. AtlaSon saw that one coming.
Esposito misses with a straight right.
AtlaSon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
AtlaSon thows a body shot but no joy.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
AtlaSon lands a nice hook to Esposito's body. Esposito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
AtlaSon swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
AtlaSon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as AtlaSon blocks the leg kick.
Esposito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
AtlaSon misses with a low kick as Esposito jumps back.
Esposito looks to throw the jab but AtlaSon is out of range.
AtlaSon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Esposito's calf.
Esposito connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a right hand that AtlaSon ducks under and follows up with a left that AtlaSon also avoids with ease.
AtlaSon digs a good hook to Esposito's body.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as AtlaSon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esposito swings and misses with a shot to the body
and AtlaSon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
AtlaSon throws a jab when Esposito was well out of range.
Esposito throws a lazy right hand but AtlaSon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
AtlaSon lands a glancing blow to the side of Esposito's head.
Esposito connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Esposito. Those never looked like landing.
Esposito scores with a one two! AtlaSon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
AtlaSon cracks the inside of Esposito's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon connects with a body shot.
Esposito looks winded!
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from AtlaSon.
Esposito throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
AtlaSon is looking to slow Esposito down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as Esposito blocks the low kick.
AtlaSon misses with a body shot.
AtlaSon avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito throws a body punch but AtlaSon moves out of range.
AtlaSon gets a clinch.
AtlaSon scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
AtlaSon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
AtlaSon crunches a lovely knee into Esposito's ribcage.
AtlaSon lands a knee to the head.
AtlaSon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esposito working aggressively here.
AtlaSon tries to land knees in the clinch but Esposito avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from AtlaSon.
A shot in the inside from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon lands a nice elbow.
AtlaSon slowing the pace effectively.
Esposito wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon lands a knee to the head.
AtlaSon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Theo AtlaSon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
AtlaSon thows a body shot but no joy.
AtlaSon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
AtlaSon takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Esposito throws a chopping leg kick but AtlaSon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
John Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
AtlaSon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
AtlaSon delivers a nice body kick.
AtlaSon misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Esposito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting AtlaSon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Good leg kick by Esposito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
AtlaSon jabs at Esposito's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
AtlaSon stuns Esposito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
AtlaSon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from AtlaSon.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito throws a body punch but AtlaSon moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. AtlaSon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito throws the left hand but AtlaSon avoids the punch easily.
AtlaSon scores with a leg kick.
AtlaSon misses with a head kick.
AtlaSon throws a leg kick which misses Esposito's front leg but catches the back leg as Esposito tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from AtlaSon.
Nice jab there from Esposito.
Nice shot lands for AtlaSon.
Esposito fakes the leg kick and cracks AtlaSon in the body.
AtlaSon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito swings for the body but AtlaSon moves out of range.
AtlaSon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from AtlaSon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon jabs Esposito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
AtlaSon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
AtlaSon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esposito circles away quickly and effectively.
Esposito slips a jab from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
AtlaSon cracks Esposito with an open hand slap.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
AtlaSon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
AtlaSon throws a hook to the side of Esposito's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
AtlaSon scores with a shot to the body.
AtlaSon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
AtlaSon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
AtlaSon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by AtlaSon. That's going to slow Esposito down.
Jab by Esposito.
A big left from AtlaSon misses.
AtlaSon lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from AtlaSon. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
AtlaSon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
AtlaSon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito.
AtlaSon is looking to wear down Esposito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
AtlaSon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
AtlaSon misses the jab.
AtlaSon clinches up with Esposito and pushes him back against the cage.
AtlaSon misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 tries to break the clinch but AtlaSon is controlling the position.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by AtlaSon.
Esposito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
AtlaSon trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito looking to stall.
AtlaSon lands a good knee to the midsection. Esposito won't want to take too many of those.
AtlaSon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
AtlaSon looking to throw knees to the head but Esposito is blocking nicely.
AtlaSon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Esposito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
AtlaSon scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
AtlaSon misses with a knee strike.
AtlaSon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
AtlaSon tries to land knees in the clinch but Esposito avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo AtlaSon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
AtlaSon wants to clinch up but Esposito keeps it at a distance.
AtlaSon scores with a leg kick.
AtlaSon cracks Esposito with an open hand slap.
AtlaSon slips a jab from Esposito.
Good leg kick by AtlaSon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot lands for AtlaSon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
AtlaSon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Esposito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
AtlaSon lands with a kick to the temple. Esposito shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
AtlaSon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
AtlaSon moves into the clinch successfully.
AtlaSon scores with a knee to the head.
Esposito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Esposito avoids the elbow strike from AtlaSon, against the cage.
AtlaSon lands with a light punch inside.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by AtlaSon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AtlaSon connects with a knee to the head.
AtlaSon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
AtlaSon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Esposito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
AtlaSon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Esposito's efforts to push away.
AtlaSon works on Esposito's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Esposito lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
AtlaSon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito working aggressively here.
AtlaSon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but AtlaSon avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
AtlaSon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Esposito avoids it.
Esposito stalling the fight.
AtlaSon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
John Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
AtlaSon digs a right hand into Esposito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Esposito's gas tank.
AtlaSon landing knees to the head.
AtlaSon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esposito can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from AtlaSon - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from AtlaSon.
Knees to the body from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon with a knee to the head.
That has opened up John Esposito's cut even more.
A short right from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from AtlaSon.
Esposito tries to stall but AtlaSon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon lands with a right to the head.
AtlaSon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
AtlaSon lands a body shot.
AtlaSon scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
AtlaSon is stalling here.
Esposito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Esposito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Esposito throws a lazy right hand but AtlaSon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito thows a left - swing and a miss!
AtlaSon lands with a right hand.
AtlaSon is looking to slow Esposito down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from AtlaSon misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a left hand
and AtlaSon counters with a slapping leg kick.
AtlaSon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
AtlaSon ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
AtlaSon connects with a leg kick. Esposito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Esposito takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
AtlaSon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Esposito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
AtlaSon connects with a body shot.
AtlaSon scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theo AtlaSon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well AtlaSon 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theo AtlaSon!
Theo AtlaSon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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