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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giordano Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito comes to the cage accompanied by Sukh Knight. Bruno has chosen Preliator as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
27 - 20 - 0 |
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265 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giordano Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bruno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Esposito misses its intended target.
Esposito blocks a low kick nicely.
Bruno throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on Bruno's shoulder, as Bruno tries to avoid the shot.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruno misses with a hook to the body
and Esposito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Esposito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bruno blocks a jab.
Bruno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
Bruno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Esposito counters with a low kick, right behind Bruno 's knee.
Bruno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
Bruno misses with a low kick.
Bruno lunges at Esposito with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Esposito's hand.
Esposito lands a head shot.
Bruno misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Esposito does it's job there.
Bruno throws a head kick that misses.
Bruno throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from 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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruno.
Bruno misses with a looping left.
Bruno misses with a body shot.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Bruno moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Bruno moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Esposito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bruno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Esposito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bruno blocks a low kick nicely.
Esposito throws a looping overhand right but Bruno ducks down to avoid it.
Esposito throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bruno counters with an inside leg kick.
Bruno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Esposito is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bruno throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Bruno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruno scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito looks to land a left hand but Bruno moved out of range nicely.
Esposito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruno circles away quickly and effectively.
Esposito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bruno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bruno takes one to the chin there.
Bruno thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esposito.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Bruno slips the punch.
Esposito looks to land a left hand but Bruno moved out of range nicely.
Esposito blocks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bruno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito walks into a stiff left hand from Bruno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bruno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bruno wants to slow Esposito down by chopping away at his legs.
Esposito takes a swing at Bruno's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bruno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Esposito has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Esposito and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Esposito tried to score with a low kick but Bruno checks it.
Bruno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruno misses with a low kick.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruno's hands.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Bruno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giordano Bruno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bruno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Esposito works Bruno's body with a nice hook.
Bruno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Esposito.
It looks like Giordano Bruno has been cut.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruno is just out of range.
Bruno misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Bruno slips a jab from Esposito.
Bruno 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.
Good leg kick by Esposito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bruno throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno tries a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
Bruno takes one on the button.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Esposito throws an overhand right that drops Bruno like a sack of potatoes! Esposito dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Esposito!
John Esposito is the new heavyweight champion!
John Esposito decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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