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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripper comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Land Of Confusion. Esposito has chosen Sukh Knight as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Tripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito tries to bum rush Tripper with a series of wild strikes but Tripper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Esposito swings widly with a right hand
and Tripper counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tripper cracks the inside of Esposito's front leg.
Esposito scores with a spinning back kick!
Tripper dips to his left and cracks Esposito with an uppercut!
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tripper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Tripper gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Esposito counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot by Esposito.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Esposito cracks Tripper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tripper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tripper.
Tripper motions for Esposito to come forward. Tripper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito tries to move into range but Tripper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tripper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Tripper throws a low kick, looking for Esposito's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Esposito is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Esposito moves out of range as Tripper throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Tripper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tripper misses with a low kick as Esposito jumps back.
Esposito throws an off balance right hand
and Tripper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Esposito throws a good cross that connects.
Tripper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esposito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Esposito does no damage.
Tripper tries to land a leg kick but Esposito saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
Tripper clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito working hard to break the clinch.
Tripper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Tripper.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Tripper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tripper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tripper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Esposito.
Tripper trying to land knees to the body.
Tripper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tripper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tripper misses with the head strike.
Tripper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito taking a breather.
Tripper looking to slow down the pace here.
Tripper blocking some punches.
Esposito tries to break the clinch but Tripper is controlling the position.
Tripper has hold of one of Esposito's legs. Esposito is fighting the takedown attempt but Tripper gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tripper passes Esposito's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tripper trying to control the action but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Tripper is looking to advance position but Esposito won't allow it.
Esposito trying to hold on to Tripper's head to control him but Tripper postures up.
Tripper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper seems to be looking for submissions.
Esposito gets back to full guard.
Tripper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esposito is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esposito is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tripper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Tripper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tripper throws the kick towards the body but Esposito avoids it.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito connects with a right hand. Tripper shakes it off.
Tripper takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Esposito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Esposito throws a hook but Tripper avoids it easily.
Tripper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tripper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripper.
Tripper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tripper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Esposito misses.
Tripper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tripper looks for the body kick but Esposito saw that one coming.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tripper misses with a body kick.
Tripper slips under a jab.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Tripper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito throws a body punch but Tripper moves out of range.
John Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tripper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
Tripper misses with a looping left.
Esposito checks the leg kick nicely there.
Esposito lands with a cross.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tripper takes one to the side of the head.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tripper.
Tripper tries to land a front kick but Esposito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands a leg kick that knocks Tripper off balance momentarily.
Esposito lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Esposito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esposito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tripper can pounce on him.
Tripper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Tripper.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tripper misses with a low kick.
Esposito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tripper throws a solid leg kick but Esposito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tripper.
Tripper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Esposito. That did some damage!
Tripper misses with a combination
letting Esposito counter with a right hand.
Esposito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Tripper misses
and Esposito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a right hand
and Tripper counters with a single leg into guard. Esposito didn't expect that.
Esposito is trying to control the position but Tripper postures up.
Tripper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tripper is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Esposito is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Esposito has escaped and now he's on top!
Tripper looking for a guillotine here but Esposito defends easily.
Esposito is fighting to break Tripper's control of his arms but Tripper is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper working a defensive guard here.
Tripper is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Esposito is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tripper wants to sweep here but Esposito controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tripper tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tripper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Esposito defends it easily.
Tripper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Esposito controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Esposito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tripper connects with an inside leg kick.
Tripper takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Esposito misses with a hook.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick from Tripper.
Esposito slaps away a takedown attempt from Tripper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tripper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito thows a body shot but no joy.
Esposito swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tripper counters with a good low kick that Esposito was not able to check.
Esposito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Esposito misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tripper looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
Tripper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripper connects with a high kick.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Esposito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Esposito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tripper throws a good cross that connects.
Tripper moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Esposito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esposito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tripper.
Tripper misses with a looping right.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Tripper moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito cracks Tripper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tripper throws a front kick that sends Esposito stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Tripper throws a front kick aimed at Esposito's knee but Esposito avoids it well.
Esposito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tripper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tripper throws a solid leg kick but Esposito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tripper.
Nice uppercut there from Tripper.
Esposito misses with a hook
and Tripper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tripper scores with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tripper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Tripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tripper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Esposito's head backwards.
Tripper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tripper scores with the left hand. Esposito knows he should have avoided that one.
Esposito jabs Tripper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripper throws a low kick, looking for Esposito's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Tripper just misses with a punch to the body.
John Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tripper ducks right into an uppercut from Esposito.
Tripper throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito with a hook.
A solid body kick from Tripper.
Tripper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tripper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tripper scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Tripper is out of range.
Tripper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Esposito is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Esposito was covering up waiting for the punch and Tripper finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tripper drops back looking for a leg! Esposito is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Esposito manages to kick Tripper off! Tripper jumps back into Esposito's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tripper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tripper postures up in Esposito's guard and throws a big left but Esposito blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Tripper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tripper 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Tripper!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jack Tripper thanked Syndicate Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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