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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ Rawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cant Be Touched by Roy Jones Jr.. Brian Fox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to PJ Rawson's chin.
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205 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, PJ Rawson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Fox misses.
A combination from Rawson does no damage.
Fox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rawson lands a slapping body shot.
Rawson misses with the combination.
Rawson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rawson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fox looks to throw the jab but Rawson is out of range.
Fox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rawson scores with a body shot.
Rawson tries to clinch but Fox is having none of it.
Fox tries to clinch but Rawson moves away
and Rawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fox moves in looking to clinch but Rawson pushes him off.
Rawson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Rawson does it's job there.
It looks like Brian Fox has been cut.
Fox throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fox misses with a head kick.
Rawson lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox misses the jab.
Fox tries to clinch there but Rawson circles away.
Fox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rawson jabs Fox right on the nose. Fox blinks but takes it well.
Rawson scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rawson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rawson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Rawson.
Rawson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rawson scores with a jab to the body.
Fox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rawson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab by Rawson.
Rawson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fox is rocked!
Rawson has closed the distance and engaged Fox in a clinch.
Oh Fox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rawson working aggressively here.
Fox seems to have got his legs back now.
Rawson has had enough of the clinch but Fox keeps him there for the moment.
Rawson lands a shoulder strike.
Rawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rawson lands a left hand.
Rawson has a couple of punches blocked by Fox.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
Fox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rawson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
Rawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rawson lands a left hand.
Fox can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Rawson.
A short right from Rawson.
Rawson breaks from the clinch.
Brian Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rawson circles away.
Fox closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rawson counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, jab by Rawson - just one landing.
Brian Fox's cut is getting worse.
Fox needs to keep his hands up - Rawson had a free shot at his head there.
Rawson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fox.
Rawson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rawson slips a jab from Fox.
Rawson gets a clinch.
Fox takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawson pushes Fox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rawson scores with a one two! Fox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rawson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rawson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rawson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Fox stumbling backwards into the cage! Fox bounces back off the cage towards Rawson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Rawson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Rawson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). PJ Rawson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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