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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Raffington (ranked 628 p4p, 462 weight class) and Henrique Rosa (ranked 103 p4p, 76 weight class). Raffington's entrance music is Logan Lucky. A fine choice. Shane Raffington had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosa manages to avoid it.
Raffington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rosa.
Rosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raffington.
Rosa throws the kick towards the body but Raffington avoids it.
Raffington slips under a jab from Rosa.
Raffington swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rosa.
Raffington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rosa swinging wildly here.
Raffington has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raffington on the side of the head.
Rosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raffington.
A big left from Rosa misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raffington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raffington closes the distance and clinches.
Raffington lands a nice uppercut.
Rosa takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raffington.
Rosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raffington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raffington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raffington tries to work over Rosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rosa scores with a shot to the side of Raffington's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raffington.
Rosa working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosa misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Raffington.
Raffington pushes Rosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosa can't find room to land a body shot as Raffington controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington prevents a body shot from Rosa.
Rosa prevents a body shot from Raffington.
Rosa working aggressively here.
Rosa misses with a punch to the body.
Rosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Raffington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raffington struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosa controls his hands.
Raffington misses with a body punch.
Rosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raffington lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raffington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rosa looks winded!
Raffington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raffington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosa's elbow.
Raffington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raffington lands with a left to the head.
Raffington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosa lands with a right to the head.
Raffington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rosa blocking some punches.
Raffington lands with a right to the head.
Raffington lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington can't find room to land a body shot as Rosa controls the action.
Raffington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raffington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raffington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rosa backwards.
Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Raffington misses with a body punch.
Rosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raffington lands with a right to the head.
Rosa pushes Raffington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosa tries to throw a body punch but Raffington avoids it by throwing Rosa back against the cage.
Rosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raffington is leaning against Rosa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rosa blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raffington.
Raffington misses with the head strike.
Raffington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rosa prevents a body shot from Raffington.
Raffington throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosa.
Rosa misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raffington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raffington can't find room to land a body shot as Rosa controls the action.
Rosa blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Rosa.
Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raffington backwards.
Rosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raffington cracks Rosa with a nice body shot.
Rosa lands a left hand.
Raffington tries to stall but Rosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Rosa.
A short uppercut from Rosa.
Raffington misses with a body punch.
Raffington tries to throw a body punch but Rosa avoids it by throwing Raffington back against the cage.
Rosa misses with some punches.
Rosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Rosa as he connects with a hook.
Rosa checks a leg kick.
Raffington misses with an uppercut. Rosa saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henrique Rosa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Both fighters circling a little - Rosa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rosa tries to keep at a distance but Raffington has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, Rosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raffington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raffington working aggressively here.
Rosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raffington.
Raffington has a couple of punches blocked by Rosa.
Raffington lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Raffington fails to land.
Raffington prevents a body shot from Rosa.
Raffington swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raffington misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raffington working aggressively here.
Raffington working aggressively here.
Rosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Raffington fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Rosa.
Rosa tries to work over Raffington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raffington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raffington backwards.
Raffington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raffington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raffington has a couple of punches blocked by Rosa.
Raffington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raffington misses with a body punch.
Rosa blocking some punches.
Rosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raffington blocks an uppercut.
Rosa lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosa.
Raffington struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosa controls his hands.
Rosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raffington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rosa throws a lazy head kick
and Raffington counters with a straight right hand.
Raffington throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raffington connects with a right hand. Rosa shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raffington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rosa throws out a counter right but Raffington avoids it with no problem.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rosa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Raffington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosa.
Raffington tries to clinch but Rosa moves away
and Rosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rosa scores with a jab to the head.
Raffington staying out of range there.
Raffington seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Raffington misses with an uppercut
and Rosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raffington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rosa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington loads up on a big right hand but Rosa slips the punch.
Rosa lands with an overhand left.
Rosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raffington tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rosa manages to circle out of the way.
Rosa scores with the left hand. Raffington knows he should have avoided that one.
Rosa misses with a body shot.
Raffington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rosa misses with a straight left.
Rosa works Raffington's body with a nice hook.
Raffington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raffington.
Rosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A head kick misses from Raffington.
Raffington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rosa.
Henrique Rosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington throws a body punch but Rosa moves out of range.
Raffington lands a front kick.
Raffington throws a leg kick
and Rosa counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Raffington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raffington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rosa is out of range.
Rosa counters with a body kick.
Raffington misses with a hook to the body
and Rosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raffington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rosa with the inside leg kick.
Rosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Raffington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Rosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A left lands for Rosa.
Raffington with a nice cross.
It looks like Henrique Rosa has been cut.
Rosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Raffington's head.
Rosa lands with a straight right. Raffington didn't see that one coming.
Rosa walks into a jab.
Rosa scores with a jab. Raffington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raffington.
Henrique Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raffington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rosa lands a nice looking body kick.
Rosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raffington looks to land a left hand but Rosa moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raffington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raffington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raffington missing with a left hand there. Rosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raffington keeps Rosa at a distance using the push kick.
Rosa throws a front kick that sends Raffington stumbling back into the cage.
Raffington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosa throws out the jab.
Rosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Rosa.
Raffington blocks a jab.
Rosa lands a right hook to the body.
Shane Raffington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Rosa lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rosa.
A cross from Rosa lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa throws a shot to the body.
Raffington misses with a leg kick
and Rosa counters with a straight right hand.
Rosa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Henrique Rosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raffington throws a body kick that misses.
Raffington takes one to the side of the head.
Raffington tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raffington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa connects with a crisp jab.
Rosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Rosa. That snapped Raffington's head back.
Rosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Raffington will feel that in the morning.
A head kick by Rosa misses
and Raffington counters with a thumping low kick.
Raffington misses with a jab to the body
enabling Rosa to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Rosa finds it's way through Raffington's defenses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rosa.
Rosa throws a push kick but Raffington slaps the foot to one side.
And Raffington counters with a quick kick to the body but Rosa blocks it.
Raffington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raffington avoids the head kick by Rosa.
A telegraphed right hand from Raffington misses the target.
Rosa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa misses the shot to the body.
Rosa looks to land a body kick but Raffington moved away.
Rosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rosa scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raffington.
Rosa avoids a kick to the body.
Rosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rosa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Raffington has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raffington and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Raffington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rosa connects with a looping right hand.
Raffington avoids the head kick by Rosa.
Raffington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rosa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raffington's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Rosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rosa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Rosa!
Our winner, Henrique Rosa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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