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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nando Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Bellec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nando Rafael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruce Bellec!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafael throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bellec misses with a kick to the body.
Rafael throws a low kick but Bellec avoids it.
Rafael walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bellec checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bellec wants to slow Rafael down by chopping away at his legs.
Bellec checks a low kick from Rafael.
Rafael throws a low kick but Bellec moves out of range easily.
Rafael scores with a leg kick.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Rafael moves out of range easily.
Rafael checks a low kick from Bellec.
Bellec avoids a kick to the body.
Bellec slips under a jab.
Bellec feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rafael's calf.
Nice body kick there by Rafael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael tries to clinch up but Bellec circles away and keeps his distance.
Rafael scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bellec in his tracks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rafael, right into the meat.
Rafael is looking to land body kicks.
Bellec fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rafael checks it well.
That kick from Bellec tenderised Rafael's leg. Rafael is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rafael tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bellec manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bellec is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rafael wants to clinch.
Rafael closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rafael.
Rafael lands with a right to the head.
Rafael lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bellec backwards.
Bellec has Rafael pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rafael.
Rafael swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellec uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Rafael on the inside.
Rafael misses with the head strike.
Bellec's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Rafael fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rafael working aggressively here.
Rafael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellec's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bellec blocks an uppercut.
Bellec avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rafael fails to land.
Rafael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellec's elbow.
Rafael is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Rafael.
A bit of stalling here from Bellec.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rafael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rafael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bellec displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rafael up against the cage.
Rafael misses with a punch on the inside.
Rafael misses with some punches.
Bellec is looking to control Rafael's arms but Rafael gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bellec has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rafael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Rafael.
Rafael misses with some punches.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rafael throws a sloppy head kick
and Bellec counters with a thumping low kick.
Bellec takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bellec steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rafael.
Rafael throws an overhand right that lands on Bellec's shoulder, as Bellec tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Rafael is predictable there
and Bellec makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rafael really felt that one!
Bellec misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rafael misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Rafael as he connects with a hook.
Rafael rushes Bellec and presses him up against the cage.
Rafael misses with the head strike.
Rafael tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Bellec - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rafael.
Bellec blocks an uppercut.
Rafael working aggressively here.
Rafael tries a body shot but Bellec blocks it.
A short left from Rafael.
Rafael misses with a body punch.
Rafael has a couple of punches blocked by Bellec.
Rafael throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellec.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bellec missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rafael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bellec blocks a body shot from Rafael.
Bellec holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rafael managing to block the knees to the body from Bellec.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellec.
Rafael breaks the clinch.
Rafael motions for Bellec to come forward. Rafael throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rafael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellec tries to work over Rafael's front leg with a kick but Rafael checks it.
Rafael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rafael tried to score with a low kick but Bellec checks it.
Bellec is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nando Rafael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafael misses with a head kick.
Rafael throws a leg kick but Bellec sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nando Rafael is winning the standup battle so far.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Rafael misses the jab.
Rafael tries to clinch up.
Rafael pushes Bellec up against the cage in a clinch.
Rafael misses with a punch on the inside.
Bellec slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellec continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Rafael misses with a body punch.
Bellec will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rafael up against the cage.
Rafael dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rafael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bellec lands a knee to the body.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Rafael keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bellec misses with a body kick.
Rafael rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bellec moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rafael swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rafael misses with a low kick as Bellec jumps back.
Bellec wants to slow Rafael down by chopping away at his legs.
Rafael throws a sloppy head kick
and Bellec finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rafael throws a jab but it's blocked by Bellec.
Bellec avoids the head kick by Rafael.
Rafael tries to work over Bellec's front leg with a kick but Bellec checks it.
Rafael throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rafael misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellec tried to score with a low kick but Rafael checks it.
Rafael scores with a leg kick.
Rafael attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rafael getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A clash of legs there as Bellec blocks the low kick.
Rafael throws a leg kick
and Bellec counters with a low kick, right behind Rafael 's knee.
Rafael throws a chopping leg kick but Bellec manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bellec wants to slow Rafael down by chopping away at his legs.
Rafael throws a leg kick
and Bellec counters with a good low kick that Rafael was not able to check.
Rafael tries to clinch there but Bellec circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec thumps Rafael with a low kick.
Rafael throws a hook to the side of Bellec's head but Bellec sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bellec looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rafael throws a poor cross that misses
and Bellec counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rafael throws a leg kick but Bellec sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bellec moves away from the strike by Rafael.
Bellec is looking to slow Rafael down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael misses with a lunging right hand
and Bellec counters with a solid body kick.
Rafael is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bellec thuds his shin into the meat of Rafael's side.
Rafael on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bellec chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael moves out of range of the body kick from Bellec.
Rafael misses with a low kick as Bellec jumps back.
Rafael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bellec.
Rafael misses with a body shot.
Rafael moves out of range of the body kick from Bellec.
Bellec lands a head kick. Rafael smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bellec throws a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rafael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rafael misses with a combination
and Bellec counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rafael swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rafael throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Bellec blocks the low kick.
Rafael misses with a hook.
Rafael throws a head kick but Bellec moves out of range.
Rafael lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rafael throws a leg kick
and Bellec counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bellec.
Bellec tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rafael is able to avoid easily.
Bruce Bellec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bellec checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Bellec comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rafael has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando Rafael!
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FIGHT
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