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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Raffington (ranked 842 p4p, 688 weight class) and Henrique Rosa (ranked 125 p4p, 107 weight class). Raffington comes to the cage accompanied by Logan Lucky. Shane Raffington had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.0lbs, 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. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 28 - 19 - 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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffington throws a hook but Rosa blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rosa. Raffington shrugs it off though.
Rosa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Raffington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Raffington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosa misses with a body shot.
Rosa scores with a jab. Raffington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rosa ducks under a wild hook from Raffington.
Raffington blocks a jab.
Raffington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rosa jabs at Raffington's body.
Rosa's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rosa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Raffington looks to throw the jab but Rosa is out of range.
Rosa feints a counter leg kick.
Rosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raffington misses with an uppercut
and Rosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crunch! Rosa slams his shin into Raffington's torso.
Raffington misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Rosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raffington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Henrique Rosa has been cut.
Raffington takes a swing at Rosa's ribcage but misses.
Raffington throws a looping overhand right but Rosa ducks down to avoid it.
Raffington looks to land a right hand but Rosa moved out of range.
A jab from Raffington misses.
Rosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raffington slips under a jab.
Rosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rosa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raffington walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rosa.
Rosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raffington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raffington connects with a body shot.
Raffington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa slips a jab and a cross from Raffington.
Henrique Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raffington throws a hook to the side of Rosa's head but Rosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raffington.
Raffington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosa.
Raffington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raffington misses with an uppercut. Rosa saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Raffington misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rosa.
Rosa scores with a hook.
Raffington misses with a body shot.
Rosa moves out of range as Raffington strikes.
Raffington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rosa can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rosa.
Rosa sizes up Raffington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rosa lands with a nice body punch.
Rosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raffington moves away.
Nice defenses there by Rosa.
Raffington avoids the body shot from Rosa.
Raffington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raffington misses the shot to the body.
Rosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raffington had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rosa scores with a nice body kick.
Raffington throws the left hand but Rosa avoids the punch easily.
Raffington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rosa.
Rosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosa scores with a push kick.
Rosa scores with a jab. Raffington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Raffington misses.
Raffington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosa manages to avoid it.
Rosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Raffington throws an overhand right that lands on Rosa's shoulder, as Rosa tries to avoid the shot.
Raffington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rosa. Rosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Raffington will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Raffington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rosa thuds his right hand into Raffington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raffington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raffington. That did some damage!
Good exchange - Rosa coming out on top.
Rosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosa 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.
A quick step to the side and Raffington tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Rosa coming out on top.
Rosa blocks a head kick by Raffington.
Rosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raffington.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Rosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henrique Rosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raffington throws a lazy uppercut
and Raffington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raffington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rosa. Rosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Rosa with the inside leg kick.
Rosa lands a nice shot that snaps Raffington's head back.
Rosa misses with a wild body shot.
Rosa throws a lazy head kick
and Raffington counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Raffington misses with an uppercut. Rosa saw that one coming.
Rosa scores with a nice right hand.
Rosa lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raffington throws a looping overhand right but Rosa ducks down to avoid it.
Raffington throws a hook but Rosa avoids it easily.
Rosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Raffington.
Rosa scores with a leg kick.
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.
Rosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raffington is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rosa with a nice calf kick.
Raffington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raffington misses with an uppercut.
Raffington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rosa.
Rosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Raffington.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rosa.
Raffington throws a body shot but no joy.
Rosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raffington steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rosa. That one must have hurt.
Raffington tests Rosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Raffington blocks the leg kick.
Raffington just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raffington.
Rosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raffington.
Raffington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rosa circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Rosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raffington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raffington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rosa cracks Raffington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Raffington off the cage and back into range.
Raffington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosa.
Rosa tries to clinch there but Raffington circles away.
Raffington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Raffington misses.
Raffington misses with an uppercut.
Raffington throws a sloppy head kick and Rosa moves out of range easily.
Henrique Rosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rosa ducks under a wild hook from Raffington.
Rosa with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa scores with a body shot.
Rosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raffington.
Raffington 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.
Rosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rosa connects with a body shot that sends Raffington's belly button to the back.
Raffington takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rosa tests Raffington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raffington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raffington.
Rosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Rosa avoids the body shot from Raffington.
Rosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raffington throws out a loose jab but Rosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rosa lands with a nice body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raffington momentarily.
Rosa lands with a slapping head kick.
Raffington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosa.
Raffington 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.
Rosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raffington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raffington scores with a hook to the body. Rosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raffington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rosa throws a wild body kick that Raffington sees coming a mile off.
Rosa clobbers Raffington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 cut man is working on Henrique Rosa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rosa lands a jab to Raffington's midsection.
A big right from Raffington misses.
And Rosa responds with a good body kick, but Raffington manages to step out the way in time.
Rosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Raffington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rosa blocks a jab.
Raffington misses with a right hand
and Rosa counters with a body kick that stops Raffington in his tracks momentarily.
Rosa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Raffington takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Rosa.
Rosa with the inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Raffington should have avoided that one.
Raffington throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosa.
Rosa feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Raffington.
Nice jab there from Rosa.
Rosa with a nice calf kick.
Raffington lands a jab to the head.
Rosa throws a leg kick which misses Raffington's front leg but catches the back leg as Raffington tries to avoid it.
Donk. Rosa catches Raffington right on the button with a cross.
Raffington takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raffington throws a sloppy head kick and Rosa moves out of range easily.
Raffington 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rosa.
Raffington looks to land a right hand but Rosa moved out of range.
Rosa lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Rosa.
A jab from Rosa does it's job there.
Raffington misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Raffington. Those never looked like landing.
Rosa lands a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Raffington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raffington.
Rosa slips under a jab from Raffington.
A nice leg kick from Rosa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rosa defending well as Raffington loads up on a big left hand.
Rosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raffington missing with a left hand there. Rosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raffington's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Raffington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raffington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosa moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raffington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rosa thumps Raffington with a low kick.
Rosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rosa throws out a powerful jab.
Rosa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Raffington throws a lazy head kick
and Raffington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raffington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Raffington.
Raffington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Rosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa scores with the left hand. Raffington knows he should have avoided that one.
Rosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raffington doesn't seem bothered though.
Raffington misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Rosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Raffington misses.
A nice side step and Rosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rosa lands a front kick.
Raffington throws a hook but Rosa blocks it.
Rosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Rosa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raffington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Raffington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rosa connects with an inside leg kick.
Shane Raffington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raffington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Rosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rosa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Rosa!
Henrique Rosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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