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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 198 p4p, 335 weight class) and Henrique Rosa (ranked 33 p4p, 55 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 32 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosa thuds his shin into the meat of Lupei's side.
A punch combination from Lupei misses.
Lupei lunges at Rosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rosa's hand.
Rosa defending well as Lupei loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Lupei tenderised Rosa's leg. Rosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lupei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Rosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rosa throws out a counter right but Lupei avoids it with no problem.
Lupei throws an overhand right that lands on Rosa's shoulder, as Rosa tries to avoid the shot.
Lupei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Lupei fails to land with a series of punches.
Rosa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lupei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lupei tries to clinch but Rosa moves out of range.
Lupei swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
The fighters circling - Lupei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rosa slips a jab from Lupei.
Lupei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lupei staying out of range there.
Rosa slips under a jab.
Lupei looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosa is just out of range.
Rosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosa. Lupei does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lupei throws a hook but Rosa blocks it.
Rosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Lupei blocks a leg kick.
Lupei looks to throw the jab but Rosa is out of range.
Rosa avoids the body shot from Lupei.
Rosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That kick from Rosa tenderised Lupei's leg. Lupei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lupei throws a sloppy head kick
and Rosa counters with a nice body shot.
Rosa connects with a crisp jab.
Rosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Lupei throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rosa counters with a low kick, right behind Lupei 's knee.
Rosa misses the shot to the body.
Lupei scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lupei works Rosa's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lupei.
Lupei throws a leg kick
and Rosa counters with a straight right hand.
Lupei just misses with a punch to the body.
Lupei jabs at Rosa's body.
Lupei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rosa.
Rosa moves out of range as Lupei strikes.
Lupei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rosa on the side of the head.
Lupei throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Rosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lupei jabs at Rosa's body.
Lupei lands with a shot to the body.
Rosa misses with a hook.
Lupei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lupei takes a swing at Rosa's ribcage but misses.
Rosa missing with a left hand there. Lupei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lupei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Rosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lupei misses.
Lupei throws a hook to the side of Rosa's head but Rosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Rosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lupei misses with a looping right.
Rosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lupei throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rosa connects with a crisp jab.
Rosa blocks a head kick by Lupei.
A little jabbing left from Rosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Rosa.
Lupei tries to clinch but Rosa moves out of range.
Rosa throws a big counter head kick but Lupei avoids it with no problem.
Rosa throws a sloppy head kick and Lupei moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Lupei misses its target.
Rosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lupei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lupei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupei throws a poor cross that misses
and Rosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lupei slips a straight right by Rosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa ducks right into an uppercut from Lupei.
Lupei 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.
Lupei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lupei had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lupei 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.
Lupei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lupei under the eye.
Lupei lands a jab to the nose.
Lupei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupei throws a hook but Rosa avoids it easily.
Rosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lupei has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rosa lands a shot to the body.
Rosa misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lupei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rosa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lupei is proving hard to escape from.
Rosa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Serafim Lupei will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rosa throws a leg kick but Lupei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab from Lupei.
Lupei lands a glancing blow to the side of Rosa's head.
A combination from Lupei does no damage.
Lupei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lupei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Rosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Rosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rosa throws a head kick that Lupei semi-blocks.
Rosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rosa throws a leg kick which misses Lupei's front leg but catches the back leg as Lupei tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Rosa as he connects with a hook.
Rosa checks the leg kick.
Rosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Lupei defending well as Rosa loads up on a big left hand.
Lupei tried to counter with a leg kick but Rosa avoided it.
Lupei misses with a wild body shot.
Lupei swings widly with a right hand
and Rosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Lupei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lupei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosa.
Lupei avoids the body shot from Rosa.
Rosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lupei can pounce on him.
Rosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lupei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosa moves away.
Rosa throws a fast counter high kick but Lupei manages to duck under it in time.
Henrique Rosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick from Rosa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Serafim Lupei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupei throws a hook to the side of Rosa's head but Rosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosa defending well as Lupei loads up on a big left hand.
Lupei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lupei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rosa moves out of range as Lupei strikes.
Rosa cracks Lupei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rosa swings for the body but Lupei moves out of range.
Rosa blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lupei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lupei swings widly with a right hand
and Rosa counters with a good, hard body kick but Lupei shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosa missing with a left hand there. Lupei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lupei throws out a powerful jab.
Rosa lands a nice hook to Lupei's body. Lupei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Lupei misses its intended target.
Lupei throws out a loose jab but Rosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lupei takes a kick to the side of the head.
Donk. Lupei catches Rosa right on the button with a cross.
A low kick lands for Rosa.
Lupei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lupei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Rosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lupei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei lands a jab to the head.
Rosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lupei momentarily.
Lupei lands a leg kick that knocks Rosa off balance momentarily.
Lupei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lupei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lupei.
A slow jab from Lupei misses its intended target.
Lupei lands a head kick!
Lupei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rosa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lupei. That's going to slow Rosa down.
Rosa defending well as Lupei loads up on a big left hand.
Rosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lupei connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupei feints a jab promting Rosa to slip. Lupei then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rosa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lupei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosa.
Rosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lupei sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rosa blocks a head kick by Lupei.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rosa.
Lupei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rosa connects with the punch.
Rosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lupei takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lupei pushes Rosa away with a front kick.
Lupei just misses with a punch to the body.
Lupei 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henrique Rosa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Lupei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lupei scores with a nice right hand.
Lupei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lupei just misses with a punch to the body.
Lupei misses with a hook to the body
and Rosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lupei throws an off balance right hand
and Rosa counters with a straight right hand.
Lupei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lupei goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lupei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lupei looks to land a left hand but Rosa moved out of range nicely.
Rosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lupei throws a poor cross that misses
and Rosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Lupei connects with a crisp jab.
Rosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lupei counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Rosa tenderised Lupei's leg. Lupei is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupei cracks a nice hook into Rosa's ribs.
Rosa ducks under a wild hook from Lupei.
Lupei misses with an uppercut. Rosa saw that one coming.
Rosa scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei walks into a jab.
Lupei tries to work over Rosa's front leg with a kick but Rosa checks it.
Lupei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lupei scores with a head kick. Rosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lupei's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Rosa.
Lupei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lupei takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lupei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut there from Lupei.
Rosa defending well as Lupei loads up on a big left hand.
Lupei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rosa counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosa with the inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Rosa blocks the low kick.
Lupei looks to land a left hand but Rosa moved out of range nicely.
Rosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lupei looks for the body kick but Rosa saw that one coming.
Rosa throws a lazy right hand but Lupei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rosa avoids the body shot from Lupei.
Rosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lupei misses the shot to the body.
Rosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupei scores with a kick to the body.
Lupei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lupei dips to his left and cracks Rosa with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rosa swings for the body but Lupei moves out of range.
Lupei feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lupei throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lupei thows a leg kick but Rosa checks it
and Rosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Rosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A low kick lands for Lupei.
Rosa tests Lupei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lupei.
Good standup being displayed there by Rosa as he connects with a hook.
Lupei lands a body shot.
Rosa cracks a nice hook into Lupei's ribs.
Lupei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lupei throws a big shot that misses.
Rosa scores with the left hand. Lupei knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa misses with a looping right.
Lupei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lupei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lupei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lupei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rosa.
Lupei misses with a series of wild punches.
Rosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lupei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rosa avoids the body shot from Lupei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lupei scores with a leg kick.
Lupei lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lupei will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lupei swings for the body but Rosa moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henrique Rosa.
I think Rosa 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority 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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