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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 2382 p4p, 2999 weight class) and Fung Hao Ming (ranked 248 p4p, 307 weight class). Hao Ming has chosen New Authentic - Places You Go as his entrance music. Rapido Nadadora had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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15 - 10 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
KO power
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Granite chin
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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 - 37 - 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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fung Hao Ming!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao Ming lands a jab to the head.
Nadadora slips a jab from Hao Ming.
Hao Ming takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nadadora fails to land with a series of punches.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Hao Ming bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hao Ming instigates a clinch.
Nadadora misses with a body punch.
Hao Ming lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nadadora blocking some punches.
Hao Ming tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hao Ming misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadadora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hao Ming lands a nice uppercut.
Hao Ming gets through Nadadora's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hao Ming prevents Nadadora from breaking the clinch.
Nadadora is trying to push Hao Ming away but Hao Ming has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nadadora is looking to break free of the clinch but Hao Ming has double underhooks.
Nadadora tries to break the clinch but Hao Ming is controlling the position.
Nadadora wants to break free but Hao Ming has control.
Nadadora working hard to break the clinch.
Nadadora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hao Ming makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hao Ming throws a head punch that misses.
Hao Ming scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nadadora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nadadora takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rapido Nadadora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hao Ming clobbers Nadadora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Hao Ming gets a clinch.
Hao Ming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hao Ming lands a nice uppercut.
Nadadora blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hao Ming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadadora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hao Ming.
Hao Ming lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Hao Ming misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
Hao Ming softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hao Ming misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nadadora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nadadora doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nadadora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hao Ming.
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hao Ming counter with a right hand.
Nadadora gets a clinch.
Nadadora wants to get back to striking at distance but Hao Ming won't allow it.
Nadadora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nadadora works on Hao Ming's body with a couple of short punches.
Hao Ming lands with a light punch inside.
Hao Ming throws a head punch that misses.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch but Hao Ming keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Hao Ming.
A right hook to the body lands for Hao Ming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hao Ming throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadadora.
Nadadora misses with a punch to the body.
Hao Ming misses with some punches.
Hao Ming has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nadadora seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hao Ming can turn it around.
Hao Ming misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nadadora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fung Hao Ming 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 swinging wildly here.
Hao Ming throws out a counter right but Nadadora avoids it with no problem.
Hao Ming waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nadadora.
Nadadora moves away from the strike by Hao Ming.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hao Ming counters with a nice body shot.
Hao Ming scores with a one two! Nadadora had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hao Ming showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadadora.
Hao Ming wants to clinch up but Nadadora keeps it at a distance.
As Hao Ming looks to move away, Nadadora throws a big counter combo but Hao Ming just gets out of the way.
Hao Ming looks to land a combination but Nadadora avoids it well.
Nadadora went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hao Ming misses with a hook. Nadadora ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nadadora on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hao Ming has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Hao Ming was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hao Ming avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming scores with a hook.
Nadadora wants to clinch but Hao Ming slips to the side
enabling Hao Ming to counter with a crisp jab.
Hao Ming clinches up against the cage.
Nadadora lands with a light punch inside.
Hao Ming working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
Hao Ming throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadadora.
Nadadora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Nadadora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hao Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadadora wants to break free but Hao Ming has control.
A short right from Hao Ming on the inside.
Hao Ming misses with some punches.
Hao Ming working aggressively here.
Hao Ming misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Nadadora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nadadora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hao Ming scores with a shot to the side of Nadadora's head.
Hao Ming misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadadora is trying to push Hao Ming away but Hao Ming has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hao Ming lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hao Ming has a couple of punches blocked by Nadadora.
Nadadora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hao Ming lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nadadora tries to break the clinch but Hao Ming is controlling the position.
Hao Ming working aggressively here.
Nadadora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nadadora is trying to force a seperation but Hao Ming has the dominant position.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hao Ming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hao Ming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hao Ming keeps control of Nadadora as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Hao Ming.
Nadadora is trying to push Hao Ming away but Hao Ming has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hao Ming lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Nadadora tries a body shot but Hao Ming blocks it.
Nadadora is trying to force a seperation but Hao Ming has the dominant position.
Hao Ming lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nadadora throws a head punch that misses.
Nadadora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hao Ming has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fung Hao Ming showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hao Ming clinches up with Nadadora and pushes him back against the cage.
Rapido Nadadora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hao Ming scores with a shoulder strike.
Nadadora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hao Ming throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadadoras head.
Nadadora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadadora wants to break free but Hao Ming has control.
Nadadora tries to break the clinch but Hao Ming is controlling the position.
Nadadora tries to break free but Hao Ming pushes him back against the cage.
Nadadora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hao Ming makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hao Ming working aggressively here.
Nadadora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nadadora is trying to break the clinch but Hao Ming has him pressed against the cage.
Nadadora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hao Ming to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Hao Ming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Hao Ming misses.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
Hao Ming looks low and kicks high, catching Nadadora right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Nadadora is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming looks to land a left hand but Nadadora moved out of range nicely.
Nadadora went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hao Ming moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nadadora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hao Ming.
Hao Ming tries to clinch there but Nadadora circles away.
Hao Ming forces Nadadora back against the cage and clinches.
Hao Ming has a couple of punches blocked by Nadadora.
Nadadora can't find room to land a body shot as Hao Ming controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hao Ming creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hao Ming fails to land.
Hao Ming lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hao Ming.
Nadadora takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hao Ming.
Nadadora blocks an uppercut.
Hao Ming tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hao Ming lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hao Ming.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
Nadadora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nadadora tries to bum rush Hao Ming with a series of wild strikes but Hao Ming uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nadadora throws a right and a left that Hao Ming avoids nicely.
Hao Ming misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Nadadora both land. Nice combination.
Fung Hao Ming seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hao Ming throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hao Ming works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nadadora moves forwards but Hao Ming connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Hao Ming connects with a crisp jab.
Fung Hao Ming is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hao Ming wants to clinch up but Nadadora keeps it at a distance.
Hao Ming instigates a clinch.
Nadadora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fung Hao Ming comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hao Ming 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 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fung Hao Ming!
A victorious Fung Hao Ming thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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