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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Just Whymer (ranked 125 p4p, 122 weight class) and Joe Dinapoli (ranked 21 p4p, 20 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinapoli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whymer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dinapoli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dinapoli blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Dinapoli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whymer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whymer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dinapoli blocks a low kick nicely.
Dinapoli throws a looping overhand right but Whymer ducks down to avoid it.
Dinapoli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dinapoli thuds his right hand into Whymer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Whymer connects with a looping right hand.
Dinapoli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whymer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dinapoli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whymer's knee momentarily.
Jab by Whymer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinapoli connects with a leg kick.
Whymer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dinapoli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer throws a leg kick which misses Dinapoli's front leg but catches the back leg as Dinapoli tries to avoid it.
Whymer scores with a jab. Dinapoli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whymer slips a jab from Dinapoli.
Whymer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dinapoli misses with a hook
and Whymer counters with a stiff right hand.
Dinapoli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whymer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dinapoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whymer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whymer scores with a hook.
Whymer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whymer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dinapoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whymer.
Whymer throws a hook but Dinapoli blocks it.
Whymer slips a straight right by Dinapoli.
Whymer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dinapoli blocks the body kick.
Dinapoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whymer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Dinapoli backs away, Whymer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whymer connects with a solid leg kick.
Dinapoli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Dinapoli misses.
Dinapoli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whymer can pounce on him.
Dinapoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whymer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dinapoli jabs Whymer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dinapoli lands an overhand right.
Whymer ducks under a wild hook from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dinapoli throws a shot from downtown. Whymer moves away and avoids it.
Whymer looks to land a body kick but Dinapoli moved away.
Whymer lands a nice hook to Dinapoli's body. Dinapoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dinapoli throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whymer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dinapoli.
Whymer looks to land a body kick but Dinapoli moved away.
It seemed like Dinapoli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dinapoli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dinapoli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Whymer - the referee stops the clock and Dinapoli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Whymer. Dinapoli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dinapoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinapoli ducks right into an uppercut from Whymer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dinapoli checks a leg kick.
Dinapoli moves out of range of the body kick from Whymer.
Sloppy strikes from Whymer. Those never looked like landing.
Dinapoli throws a body punch but Whymer moves out of range.
Whymer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli moves out of range of the leg kick from Whymer.
Dinapoli swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whymer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dinapoli looks to throw the jab but Whymer is out of range.
Whymer jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Whymer.
Whymer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dinapoli at a distance.
Whymer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whymer looks to land a combination but Dinapoli avoids it well.
Dinapoli throws out a counter right but Whymer avoids it with no problem.
Whymer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Just Whymer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whymer misses with an uppercut. Dinapoli saw that one coming.
Whymer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer thumps Dinapoli with a low kick.
Dinapoli misses with a straight left.
Dinapoli throws a poor cross that misses
and Whymer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dinapoli's knee momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dinapoli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dinapoli. Whymer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dinapoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Dinapoli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whymer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whymer throws a big shot that misses.
Dinapoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whymer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from Whymer.
Whymer slips under a jab.
Whymer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dinapoli's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whymer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dinapoli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dinapoli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whymer slips a jab from Dinapoli.
Just Whymer is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer throws a body punch but Dinapoli moves out of range.
Whymer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dinapoli loads up on a big right hand but Whymer slips the punch.
Dinapoli lands a jab to the head.
Dinapoli swings for the body but Whymer moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dinapoli misses the target.
That kick from Whymer tenderised Dinapoli's leg. Dinapoli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dinapoli might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Whymer has got the better of the exchanges.
Dinapoli misses with an uppercut. Whymer saw that one coming.
Whymer just misses with a punch to the body.
Dinapoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whymer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whymer looks to land a body kick but Dinapoli moved away.
Dinapoli tries a quick counter leg kick but Whymer is wise to it.
Dinapoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whymer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli slips a straight right by Whymer.
Dinapoli counters with a body kick.
Whymer looks to land a left hand but Dinapoli moved out of range nicely.
Dinapoli lands with an overhand left.
Whymer slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whymer wants to slow Dinapoli down by chopping away at his legs.
A left and a right from Whymer both land. Nice combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Dinapoli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whymer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dinapoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whymer.
Dinapoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dinapoli slips a jab from Whymer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dinapoli.
Whymer throws a front kick aimed at Dinapoli's knee but Dinapoli avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dinapoli.
Whymer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dinapoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dinapoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Whymer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli drops his hands momentarily and Whymer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dinapoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dinapoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Whymer.
Dinapoli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Whymer. That one must have hurt.
Whymer misses with a body kick.
Whymer throws a leg kick which misses Dinapoli's front leg but catches the back leg as Dinapoli tries to avoid it.
Whymer lands with an overhand left.
Dinapoli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Whymer.
Dinapoli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dinapoli is breathing heavily.
Dinapoli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whymer is out of range and Dinapoli settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whymer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dinapoli throws out a loose jab but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinapoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whymer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dinapoli throws a big shot that misses.
Whymer connects with a leg kick.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinapoli moves away.
Whymer digs a good body shot into Dinapoli's ribs.
Whymer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whymer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dinapoli looks to land a left hand but Whymer moved out of range nicely.
Dinapoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dinapoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dinapoli moves out of range of the leg kick from Whymer.
Whymer throws a leg kick but Dinapoli checks it.
Whymer throws a solid leg kick but Dinapoli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whymer.
Dinapoli misses with an uppercut.
Whymer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whymer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whymer lands a nice shot to the body.
Whymer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whymer lands a nice hook to Dinapoli's body. Dinapoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whymer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dinapoli can do to turn this around?
Whymer lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli throws a lazy right hand but Whymer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whymer looks for the body kick but Dinapoli saw that one coming.
Dinapoli misses with an uppercut.
Dinapoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whymer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer connects with an inside leg kick.
Dinapoli dodges the punch combination from Whymer.
Whymer defending well as Dinapoli loads up on a big left hand.
Whymer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dinapoli lands with a shot to the body.
Dinapoli throws a hook but Whymer blocks it.
Dinapoli misses with a left hand
and Whymer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Whymer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dinapoli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dinapoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whymer.
Whymer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice body kick from Whymer.
Dinapoli throws a looping overhand right but Whymer ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Dinapoli misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whymer scores with a nice body kick.
Whymer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinapoli manages to avoid it.
Whymer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dinapoli.
Whymer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Whymer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whymer ducks under a wild hook from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whymer looks for the body kick but Dinapoli saw that one coming.
Whymer misses with a kick to the body.
Whymer with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Whymer.
Whymer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good shot there by Dinapoli.
Whymer digs a good hook to Dinapoli's body.
Whymer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dinapoli under the eye.
Dinapoli tries a low kick but Whymer avoids it.
Whymer throws the kick towards the body but Dinapoli avoids it.
Whymer clobbers Dinapoli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dinapoli throws a shot from downtown. Whymer moves away and avoids it.
You can see that Dinapoli has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Whymer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dinapoli throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Dinapoli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Whymer. Beautiful body shot.
Whymer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whymer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whymer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whymer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whymer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dinapoli misses with a left hand
and Whymer counters with a nice body kick.
Whymer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dinapoli checks it well.
Whymer falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Dinapoli counter with a right hand.
Dinapoli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Whymer slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dinapoli walks into a left hand.
Whymer throws out a leg kick but Dinapoli moves out of range and Whymer only half commits.
Dinapoli throws a jab when Whymer was well out of range.
Whymer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whymer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick but Whymer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whymer feints and then cracks Dinapoli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dinapoli down.
Dinapoli looks to throw the jab but Whymer is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer lands a jab to the nose.
Dinapoli is rocked!
Dinapoli clobbers Whymer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dinapoli is still on wobbly legs! Can Whymer finish him?
A swing and a miss from Dinapoli.
It appears Whymer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dinapoli seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick from Whymer lands but Dinapoli takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer lands with an uppercut that bounces Dinapoli off the cage and back into range.
Whymer drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Dinapoli's head, knocking him out cold! Whymer is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Just Whymer!
During a confident post fight interview, Just Whymer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Joe Dinapoli spoke after the fight, saying 'IQ 90, Heavy Hands, Fast Learner'.
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