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Dundalk MMA Fighter Adam Rabuck Dominated Bout

Rabuck wins by unanimous decision during a Delaware event.

In the second amateur fight of his career, Dundalk's defeated Dave Nardiello at Saturday's Stellar Fights in Harrington, DE.

Rabuck, who trains out of Dundalk's Practical MMA, won by unanimous decision over Nardiello.

The fight started quickly with a flurry of combinations by each fighter. Rabuck connected with a stiff jab and immediately threw a left cross, which missed, opening him up for a rear hand hook from Nardiello. That punch connected to Rabuck's exposed forehead.

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“His first punch, he threw his hardest right hook, he caught me right in the eye and I ate it,” said Rabuck. “I felt it, but it didn't faze me. I knew I had taken his best punch and I could stand and bang with him.”

About half way through the first round, Rabuck landed a powerful shot to Nardiello's head, knocking him to his back.

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Rabuck pounced on him and connected with several hammer fists to Nardiello 's midsection.

“I thought the referee was going to stop it,” said Chris Clark of Practical MMA. “You gotta give it to Dave Nardiello, he was dazed, but he recovered and pulled guard and kept fighting.”

Only once in the fight was Rabuck even threatened by Nardiello .

Rabuck tossed Nardiello with a perfect headlock and was looking for a head and arm triangle when he allowed Nardiello to take his back.

Nardiello applied a rear naked choke, which Rabuck defended perfectly.

“Getting out of the rear naked is like day one stuff at Practical MMA,” said Rabuck. “If you can get one arm out he can't choke you.”

Rabuck pulled guard and was able to sweep Nardiello and regain his feet. The second and third rounds also went Rabuck's way as he held Nardiello on his back with his expert grappling technique.

“This was just my second fight,” said Rabuck. “Hopefully I can challenge for a Stellar Fights title. I want to thank my sponsors VIP Energy Drink, and my teammates at Practical MMA and Charm City BJJ for all their help making this fight possible.”

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