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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Randleman (ranked 29 p4p, 156 weight class) and Joe Dinapoli (ranked 4 p4p, 26 weight class). Randleman comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Randleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinapoli cracks Randleman with an open hand slap.
Dinapoli defending well as Randleman loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Dinapoli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Randleman walks into a left hand.
Randleman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Dinapoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dinapoli moves out of range of the body kick from Randleman.
Randleman ducks under a wild hook from Dinapoli.
Randleman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dinapoli has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Randleman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Randleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dinapoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Randleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Randleman. Randleman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circle momentarily. Randleman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dinapoli throws the left hand but Randleman avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dinapoli throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Randleman counter with a right hand.
Randleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dinapoli throws out the jab.
Dinapoli looks to land a right hand but Randleman moved out of range.
Randleman throws a quick counter head kick but Dinapoli was just out of range.
Randleman feints and then cracks Dinapoli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dinapoli down.
Randleman needs to keep his hands up - Dinapoli had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Dinapoli.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A big left from Randleman misses.
Dinapoli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dinapoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randleman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinapoli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dinapoli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Randleman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dinapoli misses with a shot to the body
and Randleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Dinapoli misses with a straight right.
Dinapoli misses the body punch
letting Randleman counter with a right hand.
Dinapoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randleman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Randleman misses.
Dinapoli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Randleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Randleman's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randleman. Dinapoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dinapoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Randleman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dinapoli on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Randleman.
Decent striking displayed by Dinapoli there.
Randleman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dinapoli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Randleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Randleman is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli lands a jab to Randleman's midsection.
Randleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dinapoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Randleman.
Dinapoli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinapoli blocks a jab.
Dinapoli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dinapoli stuns Randleman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Dinapoli - just one landing.
Dinapoli scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dinapoli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dinapoli misses the jab.
Randleman misses the shot to the body.
Dinapoli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Randleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Randleman missing with a left hand there. Dinapoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randleman connects with a jab.
Randleman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli lands a big right hand that sends Randleman crashing to the mat! Dinapoli stays standing though and waves Randleman back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinapoli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dinapoli to score with a decent uppercut.
Dinapoli feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Randleman sprawling to the canvas! Randleman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dinapoli finish him?!
Randleman is rocked!
Randleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dinapoli.
Randleman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Dinapoli misses.
It looked like Randleman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Randleman checks a low kick from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dinapoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dinapoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randleman throws a shot to the body.
Dinapoli ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman scores with a decent looking hook.
Dinapoli misses with a hook.
It looked like Randleman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Randleman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dinapoli. Dinapoli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch lands to the side of Randleman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Randleman blocks a leg kick.
Dinapoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Dinapoli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dinapoli misses with a left hand
and Randleman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dinapoli throws a poor cross that misses
and Randleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman misses with a looping right.
Dinapoli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Randleman's sensitive parts.
Randleman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dinapoli moves forwards but Randleman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dinapoli ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
Randleman cracks Dinapoli with an open hand slap.
Dinapoli is rocked!
Dinapoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randleman.
An attempted straight right counter from Randleman misses the target.
Randleman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dinapoli sprawling to the canvas! Dinapoli rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Randleman finish him?!
Dinapoli is still on wobbly legs! Can Randleman finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinapoli throws out a loose jab but Randleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dinapoli misses the target.
Dinapoli seems to have recovered his senses.
Randleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinapoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dinapoli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dinapoli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Randleman blocks a jab.
Randleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dinapoli dips to his left and cracks Randleman with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Dinapoli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Dinapoli misses the target.
Randleman ducks under a wild hook from Dinapoli.
Randleman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Randleman dips to his left and cracks Dinapoli with an uppercut!
Dinapoli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Randleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dinapoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Randleman.
Dinapoli tries a quick counter leg kick but Randleman is wise to it.
Randleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Randleman.
Randleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick but Randleman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dinapoli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Randleman. Randleman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Randleman misses.
Randleman looks to land a left hand but Dinapoli moved out of range nicely.
Dinapoli misses with a lunging right hand
letting Randleman counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randleman.
It looked like Randleman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dinapoli throws out a leg kick but Randleman moves out of range and Dinapoli only half commits.
Randy Randleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Dinapoli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli scores with a nice right hand.
Dinapoli tries to land a front kick but Randleman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Randleman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Randleman stuns Dinapoli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dinapoli ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
Randleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dinapoli scores with a jab. Randleman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dinapoli misses with an uppercut.
Dinapoli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randleman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dinapoli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Randleman tries a low kick but Dinapoli avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randleman misses with a lunging right hand
and Dinapoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dinapoli moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dinapoli! But no joy.
Randleman connects with a leg kick.
Dinapoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Randleman is just out of range.
Dinapoli looks to throw the jab but Randleman is out of range.
Dinapoli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Randleman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman misses with a straight left.
Joe Dinapoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dinapoli cracks Randleman with an open hand slap.
Dinapoli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Randleman on the side of the head.
Dinapoli scores with a hook to the body. Randleman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Randleman connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinapoli connects with an inside leg kick.
Randleman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dinapoli throws a hook but Randleman blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Dinapoli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dinapoli has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Dinapoli!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Dinapoli thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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