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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes to the cage accompanied by Bloc Party - The Prayer. Esposito has chosen Sukh Knight as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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285 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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285 lbs
27 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinnie Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Collins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Collins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Esposito.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Collins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Esposito scores with a jab to the head.
Collins missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Collins missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick from Collins lands but Esposito takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins throws the kick towards the body but Esposito avoids it.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Collins.
Esposito cracks the inside of Collins's front leg.
Collins 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.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Esposito takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito lands with a kick to the ribs.
Collins swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito scores with a jab.
A big left from Esposito misses.
Esposito connects with a jab.
Collins motions for Esposito to come forward. Collins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Esposito!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Collins slips a straight right by Esposito.
Collins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Collins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Esposito. That did some damage!
Esposito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Collins is out of range and Esposito settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Collins.
Collins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Esposito.
Collins tries to land a leg kick but Esposito saw it coming and moves away.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins cracks a nice hook into Esposito's ribs.
Esposito misses with a hook
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Esposito avoids the head kick by Collins.
Collins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Collins misses with a low kick.
Collins takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Collins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Esposito misses.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Collins throws a leg kick which misses Esposito's front leg but catches the back leg as Esposito tries to avoid it.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Collins counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
A jab from Esposito misses.
Esposito tests Collins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Collins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
A bone on bone clash there as Esposito blocks the leg kick.
Collins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Collins slips the punch.
Esposito throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collins.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Esposito.
Collins misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Collins blocks a low kick nicely.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
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 Vinnie Collins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Esposito throws a wild body kick that Collins sees coming a mile off.
Collins connects with a single shot there.
Collins throws a head kick that misses.
Collins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
Collins slips a straight right by Esposito.
Esposito misses with a series of wild punches.
Collins misses with a low kick.
Collins jabs Esposito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Collins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Esposito moves forwards but Collins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Collins throws a head kick that Esposito semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
A lazy left from Collins finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Jab by Collins.
Collins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Esposito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Collins, right into the meat.
Esposito cracks Collins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Esposito, right into the meat.
Esposito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vinnie Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Esposito blocks the leg kick.
Collins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Collins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Esposito gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a big shot that misses.
Esposito blocks a head kick by Collins.
Collins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Collins walks into a left hand.
Collins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Esposito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Collins.
Esposito blocks a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Collins - that will leave a mark!
Esposito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That has opened up John Esposito's cut even more.
Nice defenses there by Esposito.
Esposito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Collins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Esposito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esposito fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Collins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Collins 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.
A slow jab from Esposito misses its intended target.
Esposito scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito punishes Collins's body with a nice straight punch.
Collins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Esposito scores with a leg kick.
Esposito throws a jab but it's blocked by Collins.
Esposito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Collins moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins misses with an uppercut.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Esposito takes a swing at Collins's ribcage but misses.
Esposito thuds his shin into the meat of Collins's side.
Collins throws a low kick, looking for Esposito's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Collins slips a straight right by Esposito.
Collins throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Good leg kick by Esposito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Collins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
That's time! Collins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Collins throws a series of punches but Esposito avoids them all with ease.
Collins throws a leg kick
letting Esposito counter with a right hand.
Collins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Esposito is out of range.
Collins dips to his left and cracks Esposito with an uppercut!
Collins throws a shot to the body.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick from Collins.
Collins throws a series of punches but Esposito avoids them all with ease.
Esposito connects with a crisp jab.
Collins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Collins avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins misses with a straight right.
Esposito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Collins misses.
Collins thuds his right hand into Esposito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Collins moves out of range of the leg kick from Esposito.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Collins thumps Esposito with a low kick.
Esposito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Collins lands a lovely overhand right.
Esposito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Collins. Collins obviously looking to wear him down.
Collins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Esposito finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Esposito blocks the low kick.
John Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito staying out of range there.
Esposito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collins.
Collins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Esposito's head backwards.
Esposito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Collins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Esposito on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Esposito throws a series of strikes that have Collins backpedaling.
Esposito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Collins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Collins cracks Esposito with an open hand slap.
Esposito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands a nice shot to the body.
Esposito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Collins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Collins lands with a nice body punch.
Collins scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Collins with a hook.
Esposito misses with a straight right.
Collins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Collins drops Esposito with a beautiful combination! Esposito stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Collins is looking for the KO!
A head kick by Collins - that's a beauty! Esposito is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Collins can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vinnie Collins!
Vinnie Collins made sure to mention his sponsor, Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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