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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rukah Padero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rukah Padero has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rukah Padero seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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29
152 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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169 cm
37
157 lbs
22 - 25 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rukah Padero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alonso but Alonso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alonso is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Padero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alonso tries to break the clinch but Padero is controlling the position.
Padero successfully pulls guard.
Padero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Padero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alonso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alonso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alonso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alonso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Padero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Padero looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Alonso with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alonso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alonso working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Padero 's head.
Alonso chips away with some ground and pound.
Padero is pulling down on Alonso's head. It's preventing any offense from Alonso, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Padero wants to sweep here but Alonso controlling him for the moment.
Padero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Alonso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Padero . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Padero is trying to control the position but Alonso postures up.
Alonso throws a big elbow that misses.
Padero controlling Alonso's posture.
Padero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alonso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Padero counters with a three punch combo that has Alonso backing up. Alonso nods at Padero to acknowledge the strikes.
Padero shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alonso's guard.
Padero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso wants to hit a switch here but Padero passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Alonso there!
Padero misses with a head shot.
Alonso is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Padero controlling from the full mount.
Padero is looking to work his way around to Alonso's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Padero punching from mount but Alonso doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Alonso holds on for dear life, controlling Padero 's posture momentarily.
Alonso is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padero lands a big shot there that rocks Alonso but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Padero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Padero thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Alonso keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alonso can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alonso is squirming around, avoiding Padero 's attempts to control the action.
Padero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Padero avoids the attempt from Alonso to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rukah Padero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Padero delivers a nice body kick.
Alonso misses with a few strikes there.
Padero shoots in for a takedown but Alonso shows good takedown defense.
Padero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alonso misses the shot to the body.
Alonso shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Padero wants to stand back up but Alonso manages to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padero is looking for a sweep.
Alonso working away.
Padero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padero is trying to control Alonso's posture but Alonso avoids it.
Alonso working the head and body with strikes.
Padero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alonso can do to turn this around?
Padero managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alonso.
Padero gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Padero is trying to maintain the position but Alonso is very close to passing his half guard.
Padero keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Alonso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alonso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Padero 's head.
Alonso takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Padero wants to control but Alonso is keeping busy.
Alonso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alonso prevents Padero from improving his position.
Alonso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Padero is positioning himself well to prevent Alonso advancing to mount.
Padero slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Padero 's head.
Padero is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Alonso presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Padero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alonso's efforts to push away.
Padero successfully pulls guard.
Padero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alonso defends it easily.
Alonso trying to control but Padero is working from the bottom.
Padero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alonso is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alonso landing some decent shots from guard.
Padero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rukah Padero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alonso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alonso is pulling down on Padero 's head. It's preventing any offense from Padero , at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rukah Padero will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alonso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alonso. Padero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Padero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alonso gets caught napping as Padero dives in and scores a takedown. Alonso manages to retain guard.
Alonso has a closed guard, preventing Padero from standing up.
Alonso tries to strike from the bottom.
Padero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alonso looking for a sweep. Not yet Alonso, not yet.
Padero decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Some wild striking there from Alonso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alonso.
Padero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alonso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Alonso does no damage.
Padero gets a double leg takedown into Alonso's guard.
Padero looking to pass the guard.
Alonso wants to sweep but no luck.
Padero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alonso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padero is fighting to break Alonso's control of his arms but Alonso is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Padero slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alonso trying his best to control but Padero has mounted him.
Alonso is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Padero controlling from the full mount.
Padero connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alonso wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Alonso wants to escape the position.
Alonso is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Padero off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
What can Alonso do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Padero go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Padero working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Padero lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Alonso hold on?!
Alonso looking very determined here, making life difficult for Padero .
Alonso tries to escape but Padero has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Alonso tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Padero is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Alonso misses with a two punch combination.
Rukah Padero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alonso looks to score with a jab to the body but Padero is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso swats away the attempt to clinch by Padero .
Alonso misses with a wild body shot.
Padero went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alonso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Padero clinches up against the cage.
Padero tries for a takedown but Alonso manages to get underhooks.
Ned Alonso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alonso breaks from the clinch.
Alonso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Padero .
Alonso throws a right and a left that Padero avoids nicely.
Padero looking to score a takedown here. Alonso is defending well but Padero drives through and ends up in Alonso's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padero slips nicely into half guard.
Padero is trying to control the action in half guard but Alonso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alonso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rukah Padero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Padero , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rukah Padero !
In his post fight interview, Rukah Padero started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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