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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araujo comes into the arena with Who Shot Ya? blaring out of the sound system. Luiz Araujo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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185 cm
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Talbert!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Araujo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talbert moves away.
Talbert scores with a decent looking hook.
Araujo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talbert.
Araujo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luiz Araujo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Araujo slips a jab and a cross from Talbert.
An inside leg kick lands from Araujo.
Some wild striking there from Talbert.
Talbert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Araujo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talbert with a nice cross.
Talbert throws a looping overhand right but Araujo ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Araujo.
A punch combination from Talbert misses.
Talbert avoids the head kick by Araujo.
Talbert moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slow jab from Talbert misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Araujo misses.
Talbert throws a series of punches but Araujo moves out of range.
Talbert jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Araujo misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo throws a lazy right hand but Talbert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Talbert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Araujo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Araujo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Araujo takes a swing at Talbert's ribcage but misses.
Araujo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talbert lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Araujo just misses with a punch to the body.
Araujo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Talbert. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbert drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Araujo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Araujo swings for the body but Talbert moves out of range.
Talbert throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Talbert throws a series of punches but Araujo moves out of range.
Talbert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Araujo.
Talbert bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Araujo.
Araujo misses with a hook.
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!
Araujo misses with a body shot.
Talbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Araujo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Talbert avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Araujo landing with the ground and pound.
Talbert is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Araujo trying to control but Talbert is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talbert is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luiz Araujo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Talbert blocks a head kick by Araujo.
Araujo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luiz Araujo is winning the standup battle so far.
Araujo drops Talbert with a right and a left! Araujo comes rushing in but Talbert regains his composure and manages to keep Araujo in guard.
It looks like Sam Talbert has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Araujo trying to control but Talbert is working from the bottom.
Araujo wants to pass the guard but Talbert is keeping the position.
Araujo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Araujo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Araujo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Araujo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert trying to control the position.
Talbert keeping full guard, as Araujo tries to pass.
Talbert is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sam Talbert wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A punch combination from Talbert misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo tries a head kick but it misses.
Talbert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Araujo misses with a series of wild punches.
Araujo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Talbert tries to avoid it but Araujo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Talbert to the ground. Talbert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Araujo throws a sloppy head kick and Talbert moves out of range easily.
Sam Talbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Araujo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Araujo is looking to wear down Talbert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Araujo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Talbert moves out of range of the body kick from Araujo.
Luiz Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Araujo misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talbert blocks a jab.
Talbert scores with a body shot.
Talbert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Araujo.
Araujo misses with a head kick.
Talbert cracks Araujo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Araujo throws a jab when Talbert was well out of range.
Araujo throws an overhand right that lands on Talbert's shoulder, as Talbert tries to avoid the shot.
Araujo is looking to chop away at Talbert's legs.
Araujo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Araujo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Talbert's calf.
Araujo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Araujo fails to land the takedown.
Araujo swinging wildly here.
Talbert might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Talbert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Araujo doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Araujo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Talbert connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Araujo scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Araujo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Talbert pinned against the cage. Talbert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Araujo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talbert stuffs the takedown attempt from Araujo. Araujo gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Araujo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Talbert's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Araujo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Talbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Araujo misses with a straight left.
Araujo swings for the body but Talbert moves out of range.
Araujo misses with a few strikes there.
Araujo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Araujo.
A big left from Talbert misses.
Araujo throws a jab but it's blocked by Talbert.
Talbert connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Talbert leaves Araujo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Araujo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Talbert counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Talbert throws out a loose jab but Araujo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Araujo misses with a takedown attempt
and Talbert counters with a two punch combo.
Araujo throws out a leg kick but Talbert moves out of range and Araujo only half commits.
Talbert throws a series of punches but Araujo avoids them all with ease.
Talbert misses with a straight left.
Talbert scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Talbert has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Talbert throws the left hand but Araujo avoids the punch easily.
Araujo lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbert with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Araujo to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Araujo misses the target.
Araujo tests Talbert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talbert jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Araujo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Talbert to score with a decent uppercut.
Araujo shoots in for a takedown but Talbert shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Araujo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Araujo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Araujo lands with a nice body punch.
Talbert stuffs the takedown attempt from Araujo. Araujo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbert throws a nice looking combination but Araujo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Araujo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice combination there by Talbert.
Talbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talbert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Araujo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Talbert. Beautiful body shot.
Araujo misses with a lunging right hand
and Talbert counters with a left and a right that stings Araujo.
Araujo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Talbert cracks a nice hook into Araujo's ribs.
Luiz Araujo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbert lands the left hand.
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!
Talbert connects with a single shot there.
Araujo slips a straight right by Talbert.
Talbert misses with a straight left.
Talbert moves away from the strike by Araujo.
Talbert scores with a punch to the head.
Araujo throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Araujo throws a sloppy head kick and Talbert moves out of range easily.
Araujo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Talbert connects with a right hand. Araujo shakes it off.
Sam Talbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Araujo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Talbert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Talbert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Araujo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luiz Araujo!
Luiz Araujo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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