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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Almodovar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rukah Padero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Padero 's choice of entrance music: Midnight Conspiracy - Discord (At Dawn We Rage Remix). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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152 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Almodovar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rukah Padero !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almodovar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almodovar lands a head shot.
Almodovar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Almodovar both land. Nice combination.
Padero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Padero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Almodovar throws a series of punches but Padero avoids them all with ease.
Almodovar throws a hook but Padero avoids it easily.
Padero moves out of range as Almodovar strikes.
Almodovar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Padero blocks the body kick.
Almodovar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pedro Almodovar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Almodovar.
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!
Almodovar looks to score with a jab to the body but Padero is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almodovar. Padero does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almodovar misses the jab.
Padero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A good leg kick by Almodovar.
Almodovar throws a head kick but Padero moves out of range.
Almodovar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Almodovar lands with a kick to the ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Padero .
Padero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almodovar.
Left hook, right uppercut from Padero .
Almodovar throws a series of punches but Padero avoids them all with ease.
Almodovar lands with a nice combination. Padero backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padero defending well as Almodovar loads up on a big left hand.
Padero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almodovar tries to avoid it but Padero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almodovar to the ground. Almodovar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Almodovar throws a sloppy head kick and Padero moves out of range easily.
Padero digs a good hook to Almodovar's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almodovar is looking to land body kicks.
Almodovar lands a two punch combo.
Padero needs to keep his hands up - Almodovar had a free shot at his head there.
Almodovar throws a lazy head kick
and Padero counters with a takedown into side control.
Padero tries for a kimura but Almodovar is defending well.
Almodovar is looking to regain half guard here but Padero keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padero tries to move into full mount but can't pass Almodovar's legs.
Padero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Almodovar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Padero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Padero tries to advance to mount but Almodovar denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padero is still trying to improve position.
Padero is looking to take a break and control but Almodovar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Padero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Padero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Almodovar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Padero is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Almodovar has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pedro Almodovar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Padero slips a jab from Almodovar.
Almodovar throws a sloppy head kick and Padero moves out of range easily.
Almodovar fails to land with a series of punches.
Padero blocks a head kick by Almodovar.
Almodovar works over Padero 's head and body with a nice combination.
Almodovar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almodovar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almodovar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almodovar throws a combination that misses
and Padero counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Almodovar!
Padero trying to control the position but Almodovar is working away.
Padero tries for a kimura but Almodovar is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Almodovar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Padero advances to mount.
Almodovar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Padero .
Padero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padero is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Almodovar has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Almodovar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Padero .
Padero wants to control the pace but Almodovar is squirming around nicely.
Padero is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Almodovar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Almodovar shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padero wants to control the pace but Almodovar is squirming around nicely.
Almodovar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Padero mounts Almodovar! Really nice guard pass there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padero is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Almodovar has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Almodovar!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padero is looking for a triangle but Almodovar pushes his legs off easily.
Padero has Almodovar pulled in close to control his posture.
Padero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Padero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Padero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rukah Padero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Padero misses with a straight left.
Almodovar punishes Padero 's body with a nice straight punch.
Padero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Padero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almodovar.
Padero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Almodovar in his tracks.
Almodovar tries a head kick but it misses.
Almodovar misses the jab.
Padero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Almodovar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Padero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Padero throws a body punch but Almodovar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Padero is defended easily by Almodovar.
Padero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almodovar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Padero manages to avoid it.
Almodovar looks to land a right hand but Padero moved out of range.
A big left from Almodovar misses.
Almodovar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pedro Almodovar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almodovar throws a lazy head kick
and Padero counters with a shoot takedown. Almodovar fights it but they end up in guard.
Padero is looking to advance position but Almodovar has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Padero wants to control but Almodovar is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padero is trying to escape the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padero is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Padero sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Padero is looking to control Almodovar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Padero avoid being mounted?
Padero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padero trying to control but Almodovar postures up.
Padero might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Almodovar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Almodovar content to control rather than advance.
Padero wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padero looking for submissions off his back.
Almodovar is thwarting Padero 's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Padero wants to improve his position but Almodovar is controlling well.
Padero with the active half guard here but Almodovar passes nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rukah Padero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Padero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rukah Padero !
Rukah Padero gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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