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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito comes into the arena with Sukh Knight blaring out of the sound system. Marko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Back - Ludacris. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cain Marko enters the cage!
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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
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Marko. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Esposito.
Marko throws a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a left to the body.
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Marko is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Marko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Esposito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marko lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Esposito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito throws a lazy uppercut
and Marko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Esposito thinking.
John Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Esposito.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Esposito. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Esposito.
Esposito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marko circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko blocks a jab.
Marko tests Esposito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marko fails to land with a series of punches.
Marko lands a lovely overhand right.
Esposito tried to score with a low kick but Marko checks it.
Esposito scores with a one two! Marko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marko moves out of range of the body kick.
Marko scores with a hook.
Esposito is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marko.
Esposito explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marko lands a head kick. Esposito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Esposito.
Marko misses with a straight right.
Esposito throws a hook to the side of Marko's head but Marko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marko blocks a jab.
Marko avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Marko tries to move into range but Esposito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Esposito lunges at Marko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marko's hand.
Marko misses with a low kick.
Marko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marko scores with a push kick.
Esposito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marko has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Marko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marko throws a jab when Esposito was well out of range.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Esposito lands with a hook. Marko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Esposito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Esposito misses with a lunging right hand
and Marko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Esposito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marko stuns Esposito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Esposito throws a jab when Marko was well out of range.
A jab from Marko misses.
Marko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Esposito has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko misses with a body kick.
Marko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marko scores with a leg kick.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
Marko throws a leg kick which misses Esposito's front leg but catches the back leg as Esposito tries to avoid it.
Esposito takes one to the side of the head.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Marko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marko takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Marko scores with a four punch combination!
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Esposito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko dominated that round.
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.
Esposito slips a jab from Marko.
Marko looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Marko throws a leg kick which misses Esposito's front leg but catches the back leg as Esposito tries to avoid it.
Marko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito.
Marko throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito throws a wild body kick that Marko sees coming a mile off.
Esposito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marko throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Marko blocks a jab.
Marko connects with a body shot that sends Esposito's belly button to the back.
Marko lands a jab.
Esposito cracks Marko with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Esposito.
Marko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Esposito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Esposito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marko avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Marko throws a solid leg kick but Esposito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marko.
Esposito misses with a hook.
Marko thows a body shot but no joy.
Marko misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Marko.
A swing and a miss from Marko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito moves out of range as Marko throws a body kick.
Marko lands an overhand right.
Esposito slips a straight right by Marko.
Marko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Marko tests Esposito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito throws a body punch but Marko moves out of range.
Marko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito.
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marko to score with a decent uppercut.
John Esposito's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito takes one to the chin there.
Esposito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marko throws a leg kick but Esposito moved away.
Esposito defending well as Marko loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito slips a jab from Marko.
Marko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito.
Marko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
A lazy body kick from Esposito
and Marko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Esposito blocks the low kick.
Marko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from Esposito misses.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a wild combination.
Marko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito misses with a right hand
and Marko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Marko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Esposito motions for Marko to come forward. Esposito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marko moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito lands a slapping body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Esposito might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Esposito is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Esposito cracks Marko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marko misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Esposito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Marko staying out of range there.
Esposito tries to bum rush Marko with a series of wild strikes but Marko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marko. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marko digs a good body shot into Esposito's ribs.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marko.
Marko throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Esposito.
Marko with a nice cross.
Esposito throws a lazy uppercut
and Marko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marko throws a combination that misses
and Marko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Esposito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marko lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice combination there by Esposito.
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 throws a nice outside leg kick.
Esposito throws a front kick aimed at Marko's knee but Marko avoids it well.
A jab from Esposito misses.
Esposito feints and then cracks Marko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marko down.
Esposito throws out a powerful jab.
John Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marko avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Esposito is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marko lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab by Marko.
A jab from Marko finds it's way through Esposito's defenses.
Esposito swinging wildly here.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Cain Marko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Esposito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marko counters with a one-two to the body.
John Esposito's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Marko throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Cain Marko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big right from Esposito misses.
Marko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Esposito.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marko.
Marko scores with a nice strike.
Marko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Esposito takes a step back to recover.
Marko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marko ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marko counters with a nice body kick.
Esposito moves forwards but Marko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Esposito walks into a stiff left hand from Marko.
Jab from Marko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
Marko tests Esposito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Esposito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Marko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Marko!
After winning the bout, Cain Marko 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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