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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 2887 p4p, 23248 weight class) and Rico Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapido Nadadora could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rico Salvacion's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 32 - 40 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 65 - 84 - 9, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Nadadora's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nadadora duly obliges.
Nadadora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Nadadora misses with a two punch combination.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salvacion.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion fails to land the takedown.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Salvacion moves out of range.
Salvacion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Salvacion moves out of range.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Nadadora manages to step out the way in time.
Nadadora closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nadadora breaks from the clinch.
Rapido Nadadora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadadora misses with a double jab
and Salvacion counters with a nice body kick.
Nadadora is breathing heavily.
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salvacion circles away quickly and effectively.
Salvacion is looking for the big counter here.
Nadadora throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Nadadora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rapido Nadadora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Salvacion avoids them all with ease.
Salvacion takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadadora tries to bum rush Salvacion with a series of wild strikes but Salvacion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Nadadora sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nadadora closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salvacion drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nadadora pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nadadora misses with a double jab
and Salvacion counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rapido Nadadora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nadadora tries to close the distance and clinch but Salvacion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Salvacion avoids them all with ease.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Nadadora misses with a combination
so Salvacion counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Nadadora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nadadora on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nadadora tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nadadora is keeping the position for now.
Salvacion won't allow Nadadora to get back to his feet.
Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Nadadora keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rapido Nadadora dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nadadora throws a series of strikes that have Salvacion backpedaling.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nadadora blocks it well.
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salvacion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nadadora blocks it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nadadora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
Nadadora misses with a two punch combination.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Nadadora manages to step out the way in time.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salvacion counters with a good, hard body kick but Nadadora shrugs it off.
No luck for Salvacion with that takedown attempt.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Nadadora shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Nadadora throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Nadadora manages to step out the way in time.
Salvacion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nadadora swivels and escapes.
Nadadora appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rapido Nadadora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.
Nadadora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Nadadora sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rapido Nadadora is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Salvacion ducks under and follows up with a left that Salvacion also avoids with ease.
Nadadora gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nadadora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salvacion is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nadadora is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadadora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Nadadora tries to bum rush Salvacion with a series of wild strikes but Salvacion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora misses with a double jab
and Salvacion counters with a good, hard body kick but Nadadora shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salvacion.
Nadadora feints a jab promting Salvacion to slip. Nadadora then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Salvacion slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Salvacion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nadadora misses with a few strikes there.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nadadora blocks it well.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Salvacion avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salvacion.
Salvacion shoots in and drives through. Nadadora sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Nadadora manages to step out the way in time.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Salvacion is looking for the big counter here.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salvacion.
Nadadora stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvacion. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadadora tries to clinch up but Salvacion circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rapido Nadadora dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown. Nadadora tries to sprawl out of it but Salvacion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nadadora manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nadadora looks to land a combination but Salvacion avoids it well.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nadadora tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Salvacion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salvacion throws a big counter head kick but Nadadora avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
And Salvacion tries to counter it with a takedown but Nadadora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Salvacion goes for a double leg but Nadadora avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nadadora continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots in but no luck this time.
Rapido Nadadora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salvacion flicks out a counter leg kick but Nadadora steps away.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nadadora as he jumps to the side.
A left and a right from Nadadora both land. Nice combination.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Salvacion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Salvacion counters with a good, hard body kick but Nadadora shrugs it off.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Nadadora shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Nadadora was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Salvacion tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nadadora sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salvacion somewhat.
Rapido Nadadora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salvacion is defended easily by Nadadora.
Salvacion dodges the punch combination from Nadadora.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nadadora blocks it well.
Salvacion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora misses with a few strikes there.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nadadora looks to land a combination but Salvacion avoids it well.
Salvacion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Some wild striking there from Nadadora.
Nadadora fails to land with a series of punches.
Nadadora lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Salvacion fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Nadadora was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salvacion was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nadadora moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salvacion counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rico Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice sprawl there from Nadadora as Salvacion shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Salvacion ducks under and follows up with a left that Salvacion also avoids with ease.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rapido Nadadora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nadadora, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rapido Nadadora!
Our winner, Rapido Nadadora, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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