I noticed one elbow by Espinoza in the first fight. It wasn’t blatant, just on the follow-through. My reaction was, “Oh, sheet…old school.” Lol But in light of what happened in the rematch, it doesn’t seem so harmless anymore. Apparently, Ramirez’s corner warned the ref that there had been elbows in the earlier fight and to be on the look-out. Sure enough, Divino threw a couple of blatant elbows in round one, and the referee was right on it. Unfortunately, he missed the elbows thrown (of which one landed) in round five. Even more unfortunate, Robeisy’s corner didn’t notify the officials. Very bad move. This fight should’ve at the least been ruled a no-contest. Ramirez was winning the bout up to that point, so it’s possible they would’ve awarded him the fight.
Hopefully, Espinoza's future opponents and refs will be aware of his tendency to throw elbows and keep his ass in check. He needs to be warned, penalized and even DQ'd if necessary.
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