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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nando Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Trevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bounce Wimme Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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133 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 3 - 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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cory Trevor!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rafael counters with a nice leg kick.
Rafael wants to clinch but Trevor slips to the side
and Trevor counters with a nice body shot.
Trevor looks to land a body kick but Rafael moved away.
Trevor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rafael.
Trevor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trevor misses with a body kick.
Trevor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rafael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rafael lands a body shot.
Trevor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rafael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rafael avoids the body shot from Trevor.
Rafael moves out of range of the leg kick from Trevor.
Rafael lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rafael tries to clinch up but Trevor circles away and keeps his distance.
Trevor moves away from the strike by Rafael.
Trevor throws a one two combo.
Trevor looks to clinch
and Rafael counters with a series of strikes. Trevor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trevor is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trevor.
Trevor is still on wobbly legs! Can Rafael finish him?
Trevor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trevor seems to have recovered his senses.
Rafael misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rafael moves out of range of the leg kick from Trevor.
Rafael fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck for Trevor with that takedown attempt.
Nando Rafael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Trevor.
Rafael blocks a head kick by Trevor.
Rafael connects with a solid leg kick.
Trevor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Trevor throws a body kick that misses.
Trevor walks into a left hand.
Rafael connects with a body shot.
Trevor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rafael is fending him off so far but Trevor persists. Nope, Rafael circles away and we're back to standing.
Trevor looks gassed!
Rafael lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rafael scores with a head kick. Trevor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good leg kick by Rafael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael seems to be stalking Trevor here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Trevor drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nando Rafael!
During a confident post fight interview, Nando Rafael thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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