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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 2229 p4p, 3814 weight class) and Adim Bulb (ranked 235 p4p, 374 weight class). Bulb has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Excellent boxer
KO power
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Determined
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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 31 - 36 - 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 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adim Bulb!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulb lands with an uppercut that bounces Nadadora off the ropes and back into range.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Bulb ducks under and follows up with a left that Bulb also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Bulb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Bulb avoids them all with ease.
Bulb has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bulb takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
Bulb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bulb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bulb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Bulb finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bulb counters with an inside leg kick.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Nadadora moves out of range as Bulb strikes.
Bulb lands with a right hand.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bulb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nadadora counters with a left and a right that stings Bulb.
Nadadora looks to land a combination but Bulb avoids it well.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bulb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nadadora takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bulb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
Bulb throws a big shot that misses.
Nadadora throws a big counter combination but Bulb scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bulb misses with an uppercut.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Bulb.
Nadadora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadadora slips under a jab from Bulb.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Bulb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nadadora there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nadadora works over Bulb's head and body with a nice combination.
Nadadora moves away from the strike by Bulb.
Bulb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bulb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nadadora misses with a double jab
and Bulb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bulb throws a leg kick that misses.
Nadadora went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bulb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nadadora.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bulb to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulb scores with a head kick. Nadadora tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rapido Nadadora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadadora.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adim Bulb will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bulb counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Bulb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nadadora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nadadora fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bulb! But no joy.
Bulb throws the left hand but Nadadora avoids the punch easily.
Bulb throws a lazy right hand but Nadadora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Nadadora.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bulb counters with a good, hard body kick but Nadadora shrugs it off.
Bulb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bulb throws a jab when Nadadora was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulb throws a big shot that misses.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Bulb misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb throws a jab when Nadadora was well out of range.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Nadadora closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nadadora takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nadadora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bulb scores with a spinning back kick!
Rapido Nadadora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bulb scores with a nice strike.
Bulb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nadadora at a distance.
Nadadora misses with a two punch combination.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Bulb ducks under and follows up with a left that Bulb also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nadadora.
Adim Bulb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Nadadora.
Bulb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nadadora moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nadadora throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nadadora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Bulb misses.
Bulb throws the kick towards the body but Nadadora avoids it.
Bulb lands with a right hand.
Nadadora lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bulb lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bulb counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adim Bulb will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Nadadora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nadadora moves out of range as Bulb throws a body kick.
Rapido Nadadora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Nadadora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bulb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bulb scores with a push kick.
Bulb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Bulb misses.
Bulb tests Nadadora's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulb.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bulb counters with a left to the body.
Nadadora fails to land with a series of punches.
Nadadora takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulb scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bulb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Bulb.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Bulb avoids them all with ease.
And Bulb responds with a good body kick, but Nadadora manages to step out the way in time.
Bulb misses with a body shot.
Bulb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nadadora manages to avoid it.
Nadadora looks to land a combination but Bulb avoids it well.
Nadadora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bulb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bulb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nadadora.
Nice shot by Bulb.
Bulb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bulb counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Bulb.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bulb circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bulb.
Bulb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nadadora moves out of range as Bulb strikes.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Bulb moves out of range.
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bulb connects with a jab.
Nadadora looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bulb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nadadora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nadadora slips a straight right by Bulb.
Bulb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bulb connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nadadora misses with a few strikes there.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bulb counters with a straight right hand.
Bulb with a nice calf kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adim Bulb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bulb has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adim Bulb!
A very excited looking Adim Bulb rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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