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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Dippolito (ranked 2735 p4p, 92 weight class) and Lawrence Tureaud (ranked 6757 p4p, 121 weight class). Joseph Dippolito has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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255 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Dippolito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lawrence Tureaud!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tureaud closes the distance and pushes Dippolito back into the ropes.
Tureaud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tureaud lands an elbow that stopped Dippolito in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Joseph Dippolito has been cut.
Tureaud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dippolito blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Tureaud - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tureaud scores a nice knee to the body.
Tureaud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Dippolito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dippolito pushes Tureaud back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tureaud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dippolito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tureaud.
Dippolito missing with knees to the body.
Tureaud pushes off an throws an elbow but Dippolito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dippolito.
Tureaud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dippolito is breathing heavily.
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!
Tureaud scores with a knee to the head.
Tureaud looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dippolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tureaud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tureaud misses with an elbow strike.
Tureaud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dippolito is trying to maintain a safe position but Tureaud gets an underhook and turns Dippolito into the ropes.
Dippolito lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tureaud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tureaud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dippolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tureaud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tureaud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tureaud.
Dippolito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tureaud throws an elbow but misses.
Dippolito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dippolito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tureaud slows down the pace here.
Tureaud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dippolito lands with a light punch inside.
Tureaud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dippolito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Joseph Dippolito's cut is getting worse.
Tureaud lands an elbow inside.
Joseph Dippolito's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dippolito struggles to land a body shot inside as Tureaud controls his hands.
Tureaud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tureaud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tureaud throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dippolito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tureaud blocks an elbow strike from Dippolito.
Tureaud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dippolito throws a head punch that misses.
Dippolito managing to block the knees to the body from Tureaud.
Tureaud throws an elbow but it misses.
Dippolito blocks the elbow strike.
Dippolito is trying to stall.
Tureaud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tureaud missing with knees to the body.
Tureaud lands an elbow that stopped Dippolito in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Joseph Dippolito's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joseph Dippolito's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lawrence Tureaud!
Lawrence Tureaud bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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