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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Cascara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionel Cascara has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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182 lbs
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177 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionel Cascara!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cascara shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Napolitano is defending against the submission attempts here by Cascara.
Cascara is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Napolitano sees it coming and defends easily.
Cascara thows a huge punch but Napolitano dodges it nicely.
Cascara is keen to just control but Napolitano is a slippery customer.
Cascara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cascara trying to control from half guard but Napolitano is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara not doing much here.
Napolitano is not content to let Cascara control the position.
Napolitano wants to improve his position but Cascara is controlling well.
Napolitano is staying active underneath Cascara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lionel Cascara has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cascara avoids the head kick by Napolitano.
Cascara wants to clinch but Napolitano slips to the side
and Napolitano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cascara tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Napolitano.
Cascara is looking to clinch but Napolitano is avoiding it.
Cascara fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cascara.
Cascara shoots in for a takedown but Napolitano shows good takedown defense.
Dominick Napolitano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lionel Cascara.
Cascara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napolitano.
Napolitano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cascara tries to clinch but Napolitano moves out of range.
Cascara throws a series of punches but Napolitano moves out of range.
A combination from Cascara does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Napolitano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cascara tries to clinch there but Napolitano circles away.
Cascara fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascara tries to clinch up.
Cascara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Napolitano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Napolitano feints and then cracks Cascara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cascara down.
Cascara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Napolitano can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Napolitano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Napolitano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cascara takes a step back to recover.
Cascara looks winded!
Cascara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Napolitano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cascara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Napolitano as he jumps to the side.
Napolitano scores with a head kick.
It looks like Lionel Cascara has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napolitano lands with an overhand left.
Cascara moves to clinch but Napolitano breaks away
and Napolitano counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascara moves to clinch but Napolitano breaks away
and Napolitano counters with a nice uppercut.
Napolitano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cascara.
Napolitano lands a nice looking body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Napolitano, right into the meat.
Cascara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cascara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Napolitano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cascara's knee momentarily.
Napolitano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Napolitano lands a jab to Cascara's midsection.
Napolitano scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cascara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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.
Napolitano cracks the inside of Cascara's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Napolitano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Cascara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cascara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Napolitano.
Cascara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Napolitano.
Cascara wants to clinch but Napolitano slips to the side
and Napolitano counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cascara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Napolitano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cascara moves in looking to clinch but Napolitano pushes him off.
Cascara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Napolitano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cascara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cascara.
Napolitano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cascara in his tracks.
Cascara is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - Napolitano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cascara is still on wobbly legs! Can Napolitano finish him?
Cascara avoids the head kick by Napolitano.
Cascara misses with a hook. Napolitano ducked under it nicely.
Cascara is breathing heavily.
Cascara closes the distance and clinches up with Napolitano, looking for a takedown. Cascara pushes Napolitano against the cage but Napolitano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cascara seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body kick there by Napolitano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Napolitano lands a body shot.
Lionel Cascara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cascara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Napolitano can pounce on him.
Cascara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Napolitano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Napolitano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Napolitano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Napolitano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cascara. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napolitano sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Cascara to the ground! Napolitano dives into full mount looking to finish!
Napolitano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cascara regains half guard.
Napolitano wants to stand but Cascara has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano passes to full mount!
Cascara tries to hold on but Napolitano postures up.
BOOM! Napolitano connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Napolitano landing shots from mount.
Napolitano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cascara can do to turn this around?
Cascara is trying desperately to improve position.
Napolitano unloading with bombs!
Napolitano looking to control but Cascara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cascara is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Napolitano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cascara tries to lock up and control but Napolitano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cascara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Napolitano content just to control the position here.
Napolitano throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cascara because Napolitano loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascara is looking to improve his position but Napolitano isn't that keen on the idea.
Cascara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cascara tries to lock up and control but Napolitano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Napolitano trying to control but Cascara is having none of it.
Napolitano with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cascara tries to hold on but Napolitano pushes him away.
Napolitano thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Napolitano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Cascara's cut.
That's time! Napolitano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Napolitano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cascara if he has to take too many more of those.
Cascara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cascara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Napolitano circles away.
Napolitano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Napolitano. That's going to slow Cascara down.
Napolitano lands a nice shot that snaps Cascara's head back.
Napolitano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dominick Napolitano is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napolitano connects with a nice looking jab.
Napolitano circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Cascara drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Napolitano follows Cascara to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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hype
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