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Video: John Gotti III stays unbeaten with 96-second slam TKO at CES MMA 56

John Gotti III continued to build his MMA prospect status on Friday when he picked up a fourth consecutive victory to begin his career, this time by slam knockout.

Gotti III (4-0) showed solid composure as his opponent, David Espino (3-3), came out trying to take him down right away in the lightweight bout, which took place at Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn.

Unfortunately for Espino, the favorite Gotti III had a response when he scooped him up in the air and delivered a violent slam on the shoulder and head. Espino couldn’t withstand the impact. He covered up and Gotti III landed a flurry of punches to force the TKO stoppage at the 1:36 mark of Round 1.

Watch it below (via Twitter):

After the win, Gotti III was asked how far he thinks he can go in the sport and gave a confident response.

“We’re going to go as far as we want to go,” Gotti III said. “It’s all about hard work, dedication, training as hard as we can and staying focused. We’re going to take it one fight at a time.”

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