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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franz Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ritter comes to the cage accompanied by All Along The Watchtower. Napolitano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around. Franz Ritter had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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167 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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168 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominick Napolitano!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napolitano swats away the attempt to clinch by Ritter.
Ritter misses with a takedown
and Napolitano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Napolitano lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Napolitano misses its intended target.
Napolitano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ritter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Napolitano.
Napolitano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ritter swivels and escapes.
Napolitano throws an off balance right hand
and Ritter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ritter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ritter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Napolitano is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Napolitano is trying to control the position but Ritter postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Franz Ritter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ritter moves to clinch but Napolitano breaks away
and Napolitano counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ritter is controlling Napolitano's trapped leg to prevent Napolitano from advancing to side control.
Napolitano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritter keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Napolitano working over Ritter with some ground and pound. Ritter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ritter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Napolitano.
Ritter is holding on to half guard well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Napolitano not doing much here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Napolitano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ritter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Napolitano is controlling Ritter's trapped leg to prevent Ritter from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Franz Ritter just wasn't active enough.
Napolitano misses with a right hand
and Ritter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ritter.
Ritter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Franz Ritter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Napolitano lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Ritter dominated that round.
That's time! Ritter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Napolitano tries to sprawl but Ritter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ritter trying to control the pace.
Ritter wants to free his trapped foot but Napolitano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ritter slows the pace down in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ritter seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Franz Ritter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Napolitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Napolitano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ritter drops his hands momentarily and Napolitano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Napolitano throws a right hand that misses
and Ritter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Napolitano wants to stand and escape but Ritter is having none of it.
Ritter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Napolitano is trying to control the position but Ritter postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Franz Ritter just wasn't active enough.
Napolitano misses with a hook
and Ritter counters with a single leg into guard. Napolitano didn't expect that.
Ritter wants to stand but Napolitano is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano keeping full guard, as Ritter tries to pass.
Napolitano is looking to stand up but Ritter isn't so interested in that idea.
Ritter controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Franz Ritter just wasn't active enough.
Napolitano throws a hook to the side of Ritter's head but Ritter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Napolitano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Napolitano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ritter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Napolitano keeping moving, preventing Ritter from controlling successfully.
Napolitano is looking to stand up but Ritter isn't so interested in that idea.
Ritter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Ritter dominated that second round.
That's time! Ritter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ritter wants to clinch.
Ritter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Napolitano as he jumps to the side.
Napolitano throws a right hand that misses
and Ritter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ritter.
Ritter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ritter is looking to break free of the clinch but Napolitano has double underhooks.
Ritter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Napolitano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Napolitano misses with a punch on the inside.
Napolitano tries to circle away but Ritter has him pinned against the cage.
Napolitano tries a body shot but Ritter blocks it.
Napolitano managing to block the knees to the body from Ritter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritter throws a punch but it's blocked by Napolitano.
Napolitano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Napolitano is trying to break the clinch but Ritter is controlling him.
Ritter breaks the clinch.
Ritter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ritter stuffs the takedown.
Ritter moves out of range of the strikes.
Napolitano misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napolitano. Ritter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napolitano scores with the left hand. Ritter knows he should have avoided that one.
Ritter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Napolitano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ritter tries to avoid it but Napolitano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ritter to the ground. Ritter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ritter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Napolitano misses with a wild body shot.
Napolitano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dominick Napolitano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritter has Napolitano up against the cage in a clinch.
Ritter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Napolitano struggles to land a body shot inside as Ritter controls his hands.
Ritter breaks the clinch.
Napolitano closes the distance but Ritter moves to the side
and Ritter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ritter.
Ritter wants to pass the guard but Napolitano is keeping the position.
Ritter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ritter stopping the sweep attempt from Napolitano.
Napolitano controlling Ritter's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Franz Ritter just wasn't active enough.
A shot to the body from Napolitano misses
and Napolitano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ritter fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Ritter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ritter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Napolitano on his heels. He'll look to pass Napolitano's guard now, I'm sure.
Dominick Napolitano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ritter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Napolitano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ritter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ritter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Napolitano for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franz Ritter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ritter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franz Ritter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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