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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 3246 p4p, 23552 weight class) and Minatay Mibangon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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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 34 - 42 - 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 56 - 80 - 19, fighting out of Las Vegas, Minatay Mibangon!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mibangon dodges the punch combination from Nadadora.
Mibangon thinks about the counter body kick.
Nadadora looks to land a combination but Mibangon avoids it well.
Mibangon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nadadora blocks it well.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Mibangon avoids them all with ease.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mibangon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nadadora.
Mibangon dives in for a single leg takedown but Nadadora sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nadadora's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nadadora duly obliges.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Mibangon avoids them all with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Mibangon misses.
Oooooh!!! Nadadora has knocked Mibangon down with a huge combo! Nadadora steps away and waves a wobbly Mibangon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mibangon is rocked!
It looks like Minatay Mibangon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mibangon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Mibangon responds with a good body kick, but Nadadora manages to step out the way in time.
Mibangon is still on wobbly legs! Can Nadadora finish him?
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mibangon counters with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Mibangon is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mibangon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nadadora defends well and Mibangon ends up having to push Nadadora into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mibangon seems to have recovered his senses.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nadadora is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mibangon.
Rapido Nadadora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minatay Mibangon.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mibangon.
Rapido Nadadora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mibangon steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nadadora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mibangon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nadadora blocks it well.
Mibangon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mibangon dodges the punch combination from Nadadora.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Nadadora backing away here, and Mibangon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mibangon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadadora.
Mibangon dodges the punch combination from Nadadora.
Rapido Nadadora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mibangon shoots in looking for a takedown but Nadadora manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mibangon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nadadora fails to land with a series of punches.
Mibangon steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mibangon is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mibangon circles away quickly and effectively.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Nadadora backing away here, and Mibangon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mibangon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mibangon thinks about the counter body kick.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Mibangon thinks about the counter body kick.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
Mibangon shoots in and drives through. Nadadora sprawls well.
Mibangon darts in looking for a takedown but Nadadora gets double underhooks and turns Mibangon into the cage.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Mibangon moves out of range.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Nadadora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mibangon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nadadora as he jumps to the side.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Mibangon avoids them all with ease.
Mibangon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Mibangon moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mibangon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rapido Nadadora dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Minatay Mibangon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Mibangon avoids them all with ease.
Mibangon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Mibangon avoids them all with ease.
Nadadora moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMibangon.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Mibangon moves out of range.
Mibangon thumps Nadadora with a low kick.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Mibangon moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mibangon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nadadora has got the better of the exchanges.
Mibangon slips a jab and a cross from Nadadora.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Rapido Nadadora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mibangon.
Mibangon follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nadadora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mibangon can do to turn this around?
Mibangon throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Nadadora misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mibangon misses with a takedown attempt - Nadadora sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nadadora went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
And Mibangon responds with a good body kick, but Nadadora manages to step out the way in time.
Nice takedown defense from Nadadora. No joy for Mibangon on that attempt.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mibangon.
Mibangon looks for a takedown but Nadadora sprawls well.
Rapido Nadadora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minatay Mibangon.
Mibangon tries to keep at a distance but Nadadora has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mibangons head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nadadora.
Nadadora lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nadadora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mibangon circles away quickly and effectively.
Nadadora scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Mibangon ducks under and follows up with a left that Mibangon also avoids with ease.
Mibangon thinks about the counter body kick.
Mibangon feints and as Nadadora raises his hands in defense, Mibangon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mibangon trying to control the position from guard on top but Nadadora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Nadadora wants to stand up but Mibangon is controlling him.
Mibangon wants to control from the top but Nadadora keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nadadora managing to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left and a right from Nadadora both land. Nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rapido Nadadora dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Minatay Mibangon's cut.
That's time! Nadadora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mibangon circles away quickly and effectively.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Mibangon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mibangon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nadadora blocks it well.
Mibangon dodges the punch combination from Nadadora.
Mibangon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nadadora blocks it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Mibangon avoids them all with ease.
And Mibangon tries to counter it with a takedown but Nadadora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rapido Nadadora is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mibangon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
No joy there for Nadadora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mibangon thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mibangon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nadadora but Nadadora pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Mibangon responds with a good body kick, but Nadadora manages to step out the way in time.
Nadadora scores with a one two! Mibangon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mibangon shoots in but no luck this time.
Nadadora is looking for a counter combo.
Nadadora tries to bum rush Mibangon with a series of wild strikes but Mibangon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mibangon counters with a body kick.
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mibangon circles away quickly and effectively.
And Mibangon responds with a good body kick, but Nadadora manages to step out the way in time.
Nadadora stuffs the takedown.
Rapido Nadadora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minatay Mibangon.
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Mibangon responds with a good body kick, but Nadadora manages to step out the way in time.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mibangon is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rapido Nadadora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
Mibangon steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mibangon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nadadora defends it nicely.
Nadadora throws a right and a left that Mibangon avoids nicely.
Nadadora tries to bum rush Mibangon with a series of wild strikes but Mibangon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Mibangon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadadora tries to bum rush Mibangon with a series of wild strikes but Mibangon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mibangon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mibangon is defended easily by Nadadora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mibangon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nadadora defends it well.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mibangon.
Mibangon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nadadora avoids it really well and circles away.
Nadadora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nadadora's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nadadora duly obliges.
Nadadora misses with a few strikes there.
Mibangon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nadadora with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Nadadora misses.
Nadadora throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Nadadora misses.
Mibangon follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Minatay Mibangon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Mibangon misses.
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!
Mibangon closes the distance and clinches up with Nadadora, looking for a takedown. Mibangon pushes Nadadora against the cage but Nadadora circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nadadora tries to bum rush Mibangon with a series of wild strikes but Mibangon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Mibangon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nadadora with a body shot.
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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rapido Nadadora!
After winning the bout, Rapido Nadadora thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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