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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Marius (ranked 848 p4p, 490 weight class) and Joe Dinapoli (ranked 127 p4p, 71 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light 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 Montreal, Gaius Marius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dinapoli throws out the jab.
Marius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dinapoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
Dinapoli misses with a body punch.
Dinapoli scores with a shot to the side of Marius's head.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius lands an uppercut.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius lands a nice uppercut.
Marius blocking some punches.
Dinapoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dinapoli tries to throw a body punch but Marius avoids it by throwing Dinapoli back against the cage.
Dinapoli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mariuss head.
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Dinapoli avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
Dinapoli tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius takes a shot to the head.
Dinapoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dinapoli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dinapoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinapoli lands a body punch.
Dinapoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marius.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli cracks Marius with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Dinapoli.
Marius prevents a body shot from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
Dinapoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinapoli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dinapoli can turn it around.
Marius letting Dinapoli take a breather here.
Marius tries a body shot but Dinapoli blocks it.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinapoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius digs a right hand underneath Dinapoli's ribcage. Dinapoli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marius misses with some punches.
Dinapoli can't find room to land a body shot as Marius controls the action.
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Dinapoli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
Dinapoli tries to work over Marius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dinapoli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marius prevents a body shot from Dinapoli.
I was talking to Marius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marius is leaning against Dinapoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Dinapoli avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.
Dinapoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from Marius.
Dinapoli tries to throw a body punch but Marius avoids it by throwing Dinapoli back against the cage.
Dinapoli tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
Dinapoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius misses with the head strike.
Dinapoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marius.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dinapoli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dinapoli or not.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marius working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Marius.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
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!
Marius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marius lands with a right to the head.
Marius misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dinapoli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Marius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Dinapoli.
Marius has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dinapoli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marius.
Dinapoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
Dinapoli has a couple of punches blocked by Marius.
Dinapoli pushes Marius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dinapoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dinapoli backwards.
Joe Dinapoli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from Marius.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinapoli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dinapoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dinapoli throws a head punch that misses.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Dinapoli blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marius.
Dinapoli has a couple of punches blocked by Marius.
Dinapoli digs a right hand underneath Marius's ribcage. Marius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
Marius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dinapoli fails to land.
Dinapoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dinapoli misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Dinapoli - that landed with a thud.
Dinapoli struggles to land a body shot inside as Marius controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dinapoli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Marius.
Marius misses with the head strike.
Dinapoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Dinapoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinapoli misses with the head strike.
Dinapoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Dinapoli.
Marius tries to work over Dinapoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marius blocks an uppercut.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli lands with a light punch inside.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
Dinapoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
A short uppercut from Marius.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
Marius lands a right hand.
Marius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marius.
Still in the clinch, Dinapoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
Marius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Dinapoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dinapoli's elbow.
Dinapoli tries to work over Marius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dinapoli misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marius throws a punch but it's blocked by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dinapoli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius tries a body shot but Dinapoli blocks it.
Dinapoli lands a nice shot to the body.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
Marius tries a body shot but Dinapoli blocks it.
Dinapoli lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Dinapoli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dinapoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dinapoli lands a jab to Marius's midsection.
Dinapoli lands with a straight right. Marius didn't see that one coming.
Marius takes the fight into the clinch.
Dinapoli working aggressively here.
Dinapoli throws a head punch that misses.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
Dinapoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marius's elbow.
Marius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius prevents a body shot from Dinapoli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli scores with a hook to the body.
Dinapoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dinapoli fails to land.
Dinapoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marius misses with the head strike.
Dinapoli lands with a right to the head.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
Dinapoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
Dinapoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Dinapoli has a couple of punches blocked by Marius.
Dinapoli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dinapoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dinapoli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marius blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Dinapoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dinapoli tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Dinapoli.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
A nice left hand lands by Dinapoli.
Marius lands a right hand.
Marius scores with a shoulder strike.
Marius is leaning against Dinapoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dinapoli misses with the head strike.
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius blocks an uppercut.
Marius letting Dinapoli take a breather here.
Marius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dinapoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
Dinapoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dinapoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dinapoli lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
Marius blocks an uppercut.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius blocks an uppercut.
Dinapoli scores with a shot to the side of Marius's head.
Marius is leaning against Dinapoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marius is working Dinapoli over against the cage.
Dinapoli pushes Marius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dinapoli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Marius pushes Dinapoli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius gets through Dinapoli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dinapoli misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinapoli.
Marius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius throws a head punch that misses.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dinapoli really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dinapoli.
Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dinapoli.
Marius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dinapoli misses with a hook
and Marius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Marius is out on his feet! Dinapoli sets himself and nearly takes Marius's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Dinapoli!
Joe Dinapoli is the new light heavyweight champion!
Joe Dinapoli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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