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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LaDanian Rucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Spadafora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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179 cm
25
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaDanian Rucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Spadafora!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spadafora moves into the clinch successfully.
Rucker letting Spadafora take a breather here.
Spadafora receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Rucker wants a takedown.
Rucker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Spadafora gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spadafora stalls.
Rucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spadafora taking a breather.
Rucker stalling in the clinch but Spadafora improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spadafora takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Danny Spadafora.
Rucker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spadafora tries to bum rush Rucker with a series of wild strikes but Rucker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danny Spadafora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spadafora moves out of range as Rucker throws a body kick.
Spadafora clinches up with Rucker and pushes him back against the cage.
Spadafora displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rucker up against the cage.
Rucker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LaDanian Rucker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spadafora displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rucker up against the cage.
Rucker trying to control the position but instead, Spadafora has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rucker into the cage.
Spadafora taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rucker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spadafora is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Spadafora is pressed up against the cage. Rucker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spadafora down to the mat. Spadafora avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Spadafora moves into range and clinches up with Rucker.
Rucker stalling in the clinch but Spadafora improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Danny Spadafora.
Rucker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spadafora sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spadafora closes the distance and pushes Rucker back into the cage.
Rucker being controlled against the cage.
Spadafora prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spadafora's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Spadafora's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Rucker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalling in the clinch from Spadafora.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Danny Spadafora.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spadafora lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spadafora content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rucker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Spadafora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rucker's efforts to push away.
Rucker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spadafora avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spadafora takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spadafora prevents Rucker from breaking the clinch.
Spadafora keeps control of Rucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Spadafora - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Spadafora dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rucker misses with a low kick.
Spadafora moves into range and clinches up with Rucker.
Rucker is trying to break the clinch but Spadafora is controlling him.
Rucker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spadafora gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Spadafora effectively controlling the action here.
Rucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spadafora blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Spadafora.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spadafora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rucker takes the fight into the clinch.
Rucker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spadafora avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rucker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spadafora is pushing Rucker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rucker fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LaDanian Rucker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Spadafora.
Rucker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spadafora smiles and moves away.
Spadafora looks to land a combination but Rucker avoids it well.
Spadafora misses with a double jab
and Rucker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Spadafora!
Poor strikes thrown by Rucker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rucker misses with a head shot.
Rucker tries to control but Spadafora wriggling away.
Rucker thowing shots but they're missing.
Rucker looking to control but Spadafora is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rucker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Spadafora because Rucker loaded up on that one.
Rucker tries to control but Spadafora wriggling away.
Spadafora wants to control but Rucker is having none of it.
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.
Spadafora is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rucker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spadafora working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LaDanian Rucker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rucker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rucker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spadafora in his tracks.
Spadafora pushes Rucker up against the cage in a clinch.
Spadafora pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rucker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spadafora keeps control of Rucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spadafora managing to block the knees to the body from Rucker.
A short uppercut from Spadafora.
Rucker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Spadafora pressing his opponent against the cage.
Spadafora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spadafora clinches with his opponent.
Spadafora presses Rucker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rucker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spadafora as Rucker tries to tie him up.
Spadafora's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A frustrated look appears on Rucker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spadafora avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Danny Spadafora.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rucker tries to pull guard but Spadafora holds him up against the cage and eventually Rucker drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LaDanian Rucker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rucker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spadafora has him pressed against the cage.
Spadafora's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rucker looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rucker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spadafora lands with a light punch inside.
Spadafora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rucker cracks Spadafora with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rucker tries to keep at a distance but Spadafora has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spadafora makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spadafora avoiding damage.
Spadafora scores with a shot to the side of Rucker's head.
Spadafora is stalling here.
Rucker wants to get back to striking at distance but Spadafora won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spadafora.
Spadafora prevents the takedown attempt.
Spadafora has Rucker pushed against the cage.
Rucker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rucker tries to pull guard but Spadafora won't allow it.
Rucker is working for takedown but Spadafora is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rucker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spadafora pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Spadafora has Rucker pressed against the cage, preventing Rucker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spadafora is pressed up against the cage. Rucker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spadafora down to the mat. Spadafora avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rucker misses with a looping right.
Spadafora moves into the clinch.
Rucker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spadafora prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rucker tries to score a body lock takedown but Spadafora shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Spadafora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spadafora 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Spadafora!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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