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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daemon Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominick Napolitano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daemon Mustacho! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mustacho throws the left hand but Napolitano avoids the punch easily. A low kick from Mustacho is predictable there and Napolitano counters with a left to the body. Dominick Napolitano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mustacho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Napolitano to score with a decent uppercut. Napolitano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good work by Mustacho as he checks the leg kick. Napolitano throws a wild body kick that Mustacho sees coming a mile off. That kick from Napolitano tenderised Mustacho's leg. Mustacho is trying to keep his angry face on. Napolitano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Mustacho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Mustacho fakes the leg kick and cracks Napolitano in the body. Napolitano lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mustacho throws a hook but Napolitano blocks it. Mustacho throws out a powerful jab. Napolitano's corner calls for a 1-2. Napolitano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mustacho checks a low kick from Napolitano. Napolitano wants to land a leg kick but Mustacho is out of range. Mustacho throws a jab when Napolitano was well out of range. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mustacho!
A bone on bone clash there as Mustacho blocks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Napolitano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. A big right from Mustacho misses. Napolitano throws a push kick but Mustacho slaps the foot to one side. Napolitano throws a leg kick which misses Mustacho's front leg but catches the back leg as Mustacho tries to avoid it. Napolitano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Napolitano jabs Mustacho right on the nose. Mustacho blinks but takes it well. A big left from Napolitano misses. Napolitano checks a low kick from Mustacho. Good standup being displayed there by Mustacho as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Napolitano motions for Mustacho to come forward. Napolitano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Napolitano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mustacho scores with a jab to the jaw. Napolitano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Napolitano misses with a head kick.
Mustacho scores with a jab to the body. Napolitano throws a sloppy head kick and Mustacho moves out of range easily. Napolitano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Napolitano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Napolitano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Mustacho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Napolitano. Nice body kick there by Napolitano. Napolitano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Mustacho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mustacho misses with an uppercut. Napolitano saw that one coming. The fight moves into the clinch position. Napolitano scores with a nice hook to the head. Mustacho breaks from the clinch.
Mustacho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Mustacho misses with a looping left. Mustacho throws a jab but it's blocked by Napolitano. Napolitano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Mustacho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mustacho crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Napolitano - the referee stops the clock and Mustacho gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Napolitano. Mustacho manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Mustacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Napolitano connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Napolitano is looking to slow Mustacho down with leg kicks. 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! Mustacho misses with a low kick as Napolitano jumps back. Mustacho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Napolitano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Napolitano tries a head kick but it misses.
Napolitano avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Napolitano throws a leg kick that is checked and Mustacho counters with a thumping low kick. Napolitano throws a head kick that misses. Napolitano scoring well with a low kick there.
Napolitano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mustacho tests Napolitano's chin there with a solid looking shot. Napolitano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Napolitano dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Napolitano tries to clinch there but Mustacho circles away.
Mustacho misses with a straight right. Napolitano lands a high kick!
Mustacho misses with a hook. Mustacho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Napolitano is out of range and Mustacho settles back down. Mustacho tries a head kick but it misses.
Mustacho lands with a cross. Napolitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Napolitano slips a jab from Mustacho. Mustacho moves in looking to clinch but Napolitano pushes him off. A slapping leg kick lands for Mustacho.
Mustacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Napolitano is just out of range. Mustacho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Napolitano throws a sloppy head kick and Mustacho moves out of range easily. Mustacho swats away the attempt to clinch by Napolitano.
That's one minute gone in the round. Napolitano cracks a nice hook into Mustacho's ribs. Napolitano tries a head kick but it misses.
Napolitano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Mustacho - just one landing. Napolitano scores with a body shot.
Napolitano swings for the body but Mustacho moves out of range.
A jab from Mustacho does it's job there. Mustacho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mustacho throws a sloppy head kick and Napolitano moves out of range easily. Napolitano throws a leg kick but Mustacho checks it. Mustacho moves to clinch but Napolitano breaks away and Napolitano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mustacho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Napolitano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mustacho paws at him with a jab and circles away. Napolitano misses with a looping left. A nice inside leg kick there by Mustacho. That's going to slow Napolitano down. Napolitano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Napolitano delivers a nice body kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Napolitano misses the jab. Napolitano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Napolitano wants to clinch up but Mustacho keeps it at a distance. Napolitano checks a low kick from Mustacho. Mustacho tries to clinch up but Napolitano circles away and keeps his distance. Mustacho lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Napolitano forces Mustacho back against the cage and clinches. Mustacho tries to land a knee to the head but Napolitano blocks with his arms.
Mustacho tries to land knees in the clinch but Napolitano avoids the damage to the body. Mustacho misses with the head strike.
Mustacho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mustacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Napolitano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A nice inside leg kick there by Napolitano. That's going to slow Mustacho down. Mustacho scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Napolitano avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Dominick Napolitano is winning the standup battle so far. Mustacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustacho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mustacho tried to score with a low kick but Napolitano checks it. Mustacho looks to land a combination but Napolitano avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Napolitano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Napolitano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Napolitano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mustacho under the eye. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mustacho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Napolitano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Napolitano throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A low kick from Napolitano is predictable there and Mustacho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Napolitano misses with an attempted mid kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Napolitano. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mustacho scores with a sloppy right hand. Napolitano should have avoided that one. Mustacho misses with a jab to the body
and Napolitano counters with a low kick, right behind Mustacho 's knee. Mustacho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Napolitano. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dominick Napolitano will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Napolitano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Mustacho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Napolitano can pounce on him.
A jab from Mustacho does it's job there. Jab, jab by Napolitano - just one landing. Napolitano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Napolitano with a hook. Napolitano scoring well with a low kick there.
Napolitano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Napolitano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mustacho. Napolitano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mustacho misses with a straight right. Napolitano tries to work over Mustacho's front leg with a kick but Mustacho checks it. Napolitano throws a sloppy head kick and Mustacho moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some bone on bone action there as Napolitano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Napolitano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mustacho misses with an uppercut. Napolitano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Napolitano lands with a kick to the temple. Mustacho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Napolitano throws a leg kick but Mustacho sees it coming and checks it nicely. The fighters circling - Mustacho throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A jab from Napolitano does it's job there. Mustacho throws a solid leg kick but Napolitano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mustacho. Mustacho scores with a hook. Napolitano thumps Mustacho with a low kick. Mustacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Napolitano. Daemon Mustacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good work by Mustacho as he checks the leg kick. Mustacho ducks right into an uppercut from Napolitano. Mustacho throws a wild body kick that Napolitano sees coming a mile off. Mustacho throws a hook but Napolitano avoids it easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Napolitano moves into range and clinches up with Mustacho. Napolitano lands on the inside with an uppercut. Mustacho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Mustacho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Napolitano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Napolitano misses with some punches.
Napolitano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Napolitano lands a nice uppercut. Mustacho scores with a nice hook to the head. Napolitano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Napolitano lands with a left to the head. A short uppercut from Mustacho. Dominick Napolitano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mustacho throws a head punch that misses. Mustacho is trying to break the clinch but Napolitano is controlling him. Mustacho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Napolitano blocks it with crossed arms. Mustacho working aggressively here.
Mustacho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Napolitano working hard to break the clinch. Napolitano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Napolitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustacho uses good head movement to avoid it. Napolitano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Daemon Mustacho has been cut. Mustacho blocks an uppercut.
Mustacho misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Napolitano lands a hook to the side of the head. Napolitano lands a left hand.
Mustacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Napolitano misses with a hook from the clinch. Mustacho trying to land knees to the body.
Napolitano lands a good knee to the midsection. Mustacho won't want to take too many of those. Mustacho misses with a knee strike.
Mustacho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mustacho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Napolitano avoids it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Napolitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustacho. Mustacho is trying to push Napolitano away but Napolitano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Mustacho looking to throw knees to the head but Napolitano is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight! Dominick Napolitano showed his dominance in that final round. Well Napolitano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28 Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28 Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Napolitano! Dominick Napolitano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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