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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yauch's choice of entrance music: Fight For Your Right To Party. Adam Yauch has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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
7 - 5 - 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yauch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yauch connects with a body shot that sends Napolitano's belly button to the back.
Napolitano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Napolitano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yauch.
Napolitano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Napolitano loads up on a big right hand but Yauch slips the punch.
A jab from Yauch does it's job there.
Yauch lands with a nice body kick.
Napolitano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napolitano misses with a low kick.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yauch misses with a wild body shot.
Napolitano connects with a looping right hand.
Napolitano dodges the punch combination from Yauch.
Napolitano lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano 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.
Yauch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yauch misses with a body punch.
Napolitano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Napolitano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Yauch misses.
Yauch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yauch misses the shot to the body.
Yauch looks to land a combination but Napolitano avoids it well.
Yauch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napolitano.
Napolitano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yauch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Napolitano circles away quickly and effectively.
Yauch misses with a body shot.
Napolitano ducks under a wild hook from Yauch.
Napolitano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yauch throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Napolitano to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yauch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adam Yauch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yauch defending well as Napolitano loads up on a big left hand.
Napolitano swings for the body but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch tries to bum rush Napolitano with a series of wild strikes but Napolitano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Napolitano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yauch throws a body kick that misses.
Yauch slips under a jab.
Yauch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Napolitano ducks under a wild hook from Yauch.
Napolitano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yauch will feel that in the morning.
Yauch looks winded!
A solid leg kick lands there for Napolitano.
Yauch walks into a stiff left hand from Napolitano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano scores with a hook to the body. Yauch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yauch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yauch missing with a left hand there. Napolitano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yauch throws a leg kick that misses.
Yauch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Napolitano slips a straight right by Yauch.
Yauch throws a sloppy head kick and Napolitano moves out of range easily.
Napolitano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napolitano misses with a knee strike.
Yauch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yauch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Napolitano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Napolitano is working Yauch over against the cage.
Yauch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Napolitano's elbow.
A short right from Napolitano.
Napolitano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Napolitano lands a hook that snaps the head of Yauch backwards.
Yauch misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch has a couple of punches blocked by Napolitano.
Napolitano breaks from the clinch.
Napolitano is looking to land body kicks.
Napolitano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yauch was well out of range. Poor timing from Napolitano.
Napolitano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yauch stuffs the takedown.
Yauch throws the left hand but Napolitano avoids the punch easily.
Yauch cracks Napolitano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Napolitano slips under a jab.
Napolitano misses with a looping left.
Yauch fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yauch pushes Napolitano up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Napolitano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Napolitano.
Yauch swings wildly with an uppercut but Napolitano uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Napolitano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yauch throws a head kick but Napolitano moves out of range.
Napolitano scores with a jab. Yauch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Napolitano lands an overhand right.
Yauch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yauch misses with a wild body shot.
Napolitano catches Yauch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yauch.
Yauch misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Napolitano throws a shot from downtown. Yauch moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yauch.
Napolitano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Napolitano misses.
Yauch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Napolitano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dominick Napolitano is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch misses with an uppercut. Napolitano saw that one coming.
Napolitano scores with a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Napolitano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Napolitano.
Yauch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Napolitano.
Yauch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yauch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yauch moves into the clinch.
Napolitano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yauch is breathing heavily.
Napolitano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Napolitano breaks from the clinch.
Crunch! Napolitano slams his shin into Yauch's torso.
Yauch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yauch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yauch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Napolitano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch avoids the body shot from Napolitano.
Nice jab there from Napolitano.
Yauch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yauch is rocked!
Napolitano looks to score with a jab to the body but Yauch is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Yauch.
Napolitano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Napolitano thuds his shin into the meat of Yauch's side.
Napolitano lands a body shot.
Napolitano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Napolitano connects with a solid leg kick.
Napolitano rushes Yauch and presses him up against the cage.
Napolitano lands a shot to the body.
Napolitano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano lands a shoulder strike.
Napolitano lands a right hand.
Yauch throws a head punch that misses.
Napolitano cracks Yauch with a nice body shot.
A short right from Napolitano.
The referee calls for Napolitano to work.
Napolitano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Napolitano.
Napolitano lands a right hand.
Napolitano lands a left hand.
Yauch is trying to push Napolitano away but Napolitano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Napolitano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yauch can do to turn this around?
Napolitano lands a left hand.
Napolitano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yauch is still on wobbly legs! Can Napolitano finish him?
Dominick Napolitano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yauch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yauch seems to have recovered his senses.
Napolitano blocks an uppercut.
Napolitano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Yauch fails to land.
Yauch working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yauch wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Napolitano lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Napolitano.
Napolitano lands a left hand.
Napolitano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Napolitano has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Yauch goes down! Napolitano dives on top of him - Yauch manages to get guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Napolitano sitting in guard here, content to control.
Napolitano stands and throws Yauch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here as Napolitano stalls from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Napolitano dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Napolitano feints and then cracks Yauch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yauch down.
Yauch is looking to score with low kicks.
Yauch misses with a straight left.
Napolitano misses with a body shot.
Napolitano avoids a punch combination nicely.
A clash of legs there as Napolitano blocks the low kick.
Yauch tries to land a body kick
enabling Napolitano to counter with a crisp jab.
Napolitano sizes up Yauch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yauch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yauch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Napolitano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napolitano throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Yauch tumbling to the canvas!
Napolitano controlling from the top position.
Yauch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Napolitano gets to his feet. Yauch looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch throws a leg kick
and Napolitano counters with a thumping low kick.
Napolitano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yauch looks to score with a jab to the body but Napolitano is just out of range.
Yauch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yauch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yauch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab by Napolitano.
Yauch misses with a looping right.
Napolitano misses with a wild body shot.
Yauch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yauch throws out the jab.
Yauch throws a low kick, looking for Napolitano's leg but Napolitano calmly moves out of range.
Yauch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Napolitano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yauch was well out of range. Poor timing from Napolitano.
Yauch misses with a left hand
and Napolitano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yauch lands a shot to the body.
Napolitano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Napolitano lands a knee to the head.
Napolitano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Napolitano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yauch misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Napolitano.
A jab from Yauch misses.
Napolitano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yauch swings widly with a right hand
and Napolitano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yauch thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Napolitano. Beautiful body shot.
Yauch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yauch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yauch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Napolitano to score with a decent uppercut.
Yauch throws a lazy head kick
and Napolitano lands a stunning uppercut that sends Yauch to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napolitano controlling the pace.
Napolitano has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Napolitano passes to side control.
Adam Yauch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch tries to escape but Napolitano is in control.
Yauch seems a little lost for a moment, as Napolitano dominates the positioning.
Napolitano is looking to take a break and control but Yauch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yauch tries to strike but it doesn't land.
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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Napolitano!
A victorious Dominick Napolitano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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