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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 563 p4p, 331 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 86 p4p, 49 weight class). Rai has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Agansing Rai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Oosthuizen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai misses with a hook. Oosthuizen ducked under it nicely.
Oosthuizen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oosthuizen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rai moves away.
Rai scores with a sloppy right hand. Oosthuizen should have avoided that one.
Rai slips under a jab.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Rai's head but Rai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oosthuizen throws out the jab.
Rai keeps the fight on the outside.
Rai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rai throws a jab when Oosthuizen was well out of range.
Oosthuizen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oosthuizen defending well as Rai loads up on a big left hand.
Rai misses with a hook
letting Oosthuizen counter with a right hand.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Rai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen lands with an uppercut that bounces Rai off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rai throws out a loose jab but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oosthuizen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rai throws a series of punches but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rai counters with a straight right hand.
Rai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rai misses with an uppercut.
Rai feints and then cracks Oosthuizen 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oosthuizen down.
A lazy left from Rai finds it's target.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight left.
Rai cracks Oosthuizen with an open hand slap.
Oosthuizen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rai.
Oosthuizen clinches with his opponent.
Rai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rai breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Oosthuizen misses.
Rai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oosthuizen counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai throws a head kick but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Oosthuizen defending well as Rai loads up on a big left hand.
Rai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen catches Rai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oosthuizen lands an overhand right.
Rai throws a jab when Oosthuizen was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rai misses.
Rai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen takes one to the side of the head.
Rai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oosthuizen .
A chopping leg kick lands by Rai.
Rai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oosthuizen finds it's way round the side to connect with Rai's head.
Rai throws a big shot that misses.
Rai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rai misses with a hook. Oosthuizen ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Oosthuizen misses the target.
Oosthuizen slips a jab and a cross from Rai.
A big right from Oosthuizen misses.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rai counters with a nice uppercut.
Rai throws out a loose jab but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen swings for the body but Rai moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai lands a high kick!
A punch combination from Oosthuizen misses.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Rai moves out of range.
Oosthuizen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rai circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Oosthuizen .
Rai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A low kick lands for Rai.
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rai is looking to slow Oosthuizen down with leg kicks.
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oosthuizen throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.
Rai misses with a few strikes there.
Oosthuizen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch.
Oosthuizen moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Oosthuizen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Rai. That snapped Oosthuizen 's head back.
Good exchange - Oosthuizen coming out on top.
Oosthuizen scores with the left hand. Rai knows he should have avoided that one.
Rai connects with a solid leg kick.
Oosthuizen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oosthuizen staying out of range there.
Rai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rai cracks Oosthuizen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oosthuizen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rai.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Rai's head but Rai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oosthuizen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Oosthuizen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Rai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rai staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Rai misses.
Oosthuizen lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Agansing Rai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rai with a jab.
Rai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Rai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oosthuizen rushes Rai and presses him up against the cage.
Rai wants to take the fight to the mat but Oosthuizen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oosthuizen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oosthuizen .
A short right from Oosthuizen .
Rai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Agansing Rai has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oosthuizen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rai takes one to the chin there.
Oosthuizen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oosthuizen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oosthuizen .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen digs a good hook to Rai's body.
Rai throws an off balance right hand
and Oosthuizen counters with a straight right hand.
Rai throws a series of punches but Oosthuizen avoids them all with ease.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot
and Rai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oosthuizen has time to react.
Rai avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen .
Rai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rai defending well as Oosthuizen loads up on a big left hand.
Rai lands a nice shot that snaps Oosthuizen 's head back.
Rai misses with a straight left.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch up but Rai keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Rai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oosthuizen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oosthuizen in his tracks.
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oosthuizen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Agansing Rai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rai swats away the attempt to clinch by Oosthuizen .
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oosthuizen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rai loads up on a big right hand but Oosthuizen slips the punch.
Oosthuizen misses with a left hand
and Rai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rai throws out a loose jab but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai swats away the attempt to clinch by Oosthuizen .
A little jabbing left from Rai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oosthuizen throws a jab when Rai was well out of range.
Oosthuizen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rai misses with a series of wild punches.
Rai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oosthuizen .
A jab from Oosthuizen misses.
Oosthuizen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Rai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rai throws a jab but it's blocked by Oosthuizen .
Rai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rai misses with an uppercut.
Oosthuizen moves away from the strike by Rai.
Oosthuizen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rai.
Oosthuizen is looking to clinch but Rai is avoiding it.
Rai misses with an uppercut. Oosthuizen saw that one coming.
Oosthuizen tests Rai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rai misses with a looping left.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Rai moves out of range.
Rai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rai blocks a jab.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook. Rai ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Oosthuizen . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch up but Rai circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Rai moves out of range.
Oosthuizen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut
and Rai counters with an outside leg kick.
Oosthuizen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rai circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oosthuizen with a body shot.
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Rai moved out of range nicely.
Rai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rai throws out a loose jab but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.
Rai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oosthuizen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rai.
Oosthuizen clinches.
Oosthuizen looking to throw knees to the head but Rai is blocking nicely.
Rai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oosthuizen tries a body shot but Rai blocks it.
Rai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oosthuizen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Francis Oosthuizen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agansing Rai.
Rai is trying to drag Oosthuizen to the mat but Oosthuizen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rai tries for a takedown but Oosthuizen manages to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Francis Oosthuizen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Agansing Rai's cut.
That's time! Oosthuizen 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oosthuizen staying out of range there.
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut
and Rai counters with a leg kick.
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rai! But no joy.
Oosthuizen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oosthuizen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oosthuizen throws an off balance right hand
and Rai counters with a straight right hand.
Rai walks into a jab.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Rai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Rai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Rai.
Oosthuizen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Oosthuizen .
Rai swats away the attempt to clinch by Oosthuizen .
Rai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oosthuizen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oosthuizen is looking to clinch but Rai is avoiding it.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rai was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen .
Rai defending well as Oosthuizen loads up on a big left hand.
Rai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oosthuizen scores with a decent looking hook.
Oosthuizen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oosthuizen lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Oosthuizen .
A frustrated look appears on Rai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oosthuizen blocks an uppercut.
Rai tries to pull guard but Oosthuizen holds him up against the cage and eventually Rai drops back down to his feet.
Oosthuizen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oosthuizen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rai jumps guard but Oosthuizen stands there with Rai around his waist. Rai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oosthuizen can't find room to land a body shot as Rai controls the action.
Rai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.
Rai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oosthuizen dodges the punch combination from Rai.
Oosthuizen throwing a counter right hand but Rai manages to avoid it.
Rai throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - Rai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rai misses with a right hand
and Oosthuizen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oosthuizen .
Rai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rai misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a shot to the body
and Rai counters with a nice uppercut.
Rai digs a good body shot into Oosthuizen 's ribs.
Rai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oosthuizen to score with a decent uppercut.
Rai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oosthuizen .
Rai blocks a jab.
Oosthuizen clinches up against the cage.
Rai misses with a punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
Oosthuizen has Rai pressed against the cage, preventing Rai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rai breaks the clinch.
Oosthuizen slips under a jab from Rai.
Oosthuizen needs to keep his hands up - Rai had a free shot at his head there.
Oosthuizen swings widly with a right hand
and Rai counters with an inside leg kick.
Oosthuizen misses with a left hand
and Rai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rai circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rai tries to bum rush Oosthuizen with a series of wild strikes but Oosthuizen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Oosthuizen misses.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rai throws a front kick aimed at Oosthuizen 's knee but Oosthuizen avoids it well.
Rai throws a body punch but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Rai is having none of it.
Oosthuizen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai throws a lazy right hand but Oosthuizen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oosthuizen .
Rai throws a leg kick but Oosthuizen moved away.
Jab, jab by Rai - just one landing.
Rai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut.
Oosthuizen throws a jab but it's blocked by Rai.
Oosthuizen backing away here, and Rai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oosthuizen checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Oosthuizen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Agansing Rai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rai 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agansing Rai!
A very excited looking Agansing Rai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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