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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dinapoli (ranked 792 p4p, 678 weight class) and Buster Gruff (ranked 97 p4p, 89 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 cm 20 210 5 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm 26 266 9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Powerful |
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Gruff! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dinapoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Dinapoli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Gruff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dinapoli moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gruff throws an overhand right that lands on Dinapoli's shoulder, as Dinapoli tries to avoid the shot. Dinapoli is looking to counter punch. Dinapoli throws a hook but Gruff avoids it easily. Dinapoli moves out of range of the strikes. Gruff thows a left - swing and a miss! Gruff misses the shot to the body. Gruff thows a left - swing and a miss! Dinapoli throwing a counter right hand but Gruff manages to avoid it. Gruff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dinapoli circles away quickly and effectively. Gruff throws a poor cross that misses
and Dinapoli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Dinapoli works the jab nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gruff misses with a looping right. It looked like Dinapoli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gruff. Gruff misses with a hook
and Dinapoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Gruff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dinapoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruff. Dinapoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Dinapoli digs a good hook to Gruff's body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Dinapoli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Gruff walks into a stiff left hand from Dinapoli.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dinapoli cracks Gruff with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dinapoli has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gruff to stand back up!
Gruff is rocked! Gruff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Gruff looks winded! Dinapoli connects with a body shot. Gruff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Dinapoli sends Gruff crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dinapoli is motioning to the referee to let Gruff up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Gruff is still on wobbly legs! Can Dinapoli finish him? The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dinapoli sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Gruff's defenses. It connects perfectly with Gruff's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Dinapoli! A very excited looking Joe Dinapoli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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