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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 937 p4p, 803 weight class) and Henrique Rosa (ranked 153 p4p, 130 weight class). Watson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anarchy in the UK. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosa blocks the body kick.
Rosa tries a quick counter leg kick but Watson is wise to it.
Watson lands a right hook to the body.
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Watson digs a good hook to Rosa's body.
Rosa misses the jab.
Rosa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rosa!
Watson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Rosa throws a low kick but Watson moves out of range easily.
Watson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rosa swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Rosa connects with a single shot there.
Watson throws a nice outside leg kick.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rosa can pounce on him.
Watson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Watson darts in looking for a takedown but Rosa gets double underhooks and turns Watson into the cage.
Watson pushes Rosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosa working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has Rosa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rosa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Rosa tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rosa misses with some punches.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rosa has double underhooks.
Rosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson blocks an uppercut.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson misses with a jab to the body
and Rosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosa blocks the body kick.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosa moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rosa.
Rosa misses with a head kick.
It looked like Watson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rosa.
An inside leg kick from Watson misses.
Watson swings for the body but Rosa moves out of range.
Rosa connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to land body kicks.
Henrique Rosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Watson blocks the low kick.
Rosa avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Rosa misses
and Watson counters with a single leg into guard. Rosa didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson stops Rosa from standing up.
Rosa has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Watson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
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.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson dives in and grabs Rosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rosa pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Joseph Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosa throws a lazy head kick
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Watson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rosa pushes Watson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Watson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to get an arm triangle but Rosa is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosa pushes Watson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Watson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rosa throws Watson to one side and escapes!
Watson fails to land the takedown.
Rosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watson.
Watson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Watson tries to land a leg kick but Rosa saw it coming and moves away.
Rosa looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
Rosa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watson is controlling him.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Rosa is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson prevents Rosa from getting back to his feet.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Rosa wriggles free and stands up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Watson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rosa thinking.
Watson throws a jab when Rosa was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosa. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Watson scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Rosa misses.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson gets a double leg takedown into Rosa's guard.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Rosa wants to stand and escape but Watson is having none of it.
Rosa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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!
Watson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rosa closes the distance and pushes Watson back into the cage.
Watson stalling in the clinch but Rosa improves position.
Rosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson misses with a body punch.
Watson tries to break free but Rosa pushes him back against the cage.
Rosa misses with a punch to the body.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Watson.
Watson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosa's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa prevents a body shot from Watson.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Watson.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watson has Rosa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rosa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson misses the jab.
Watson is looking to wear down Rosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watson staying out of range there.
Rosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watson.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Rosa.
Watson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Watson misses with a takedown
and Rosa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Joseph Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson misses with a low kick as Rosa jumps back.
Rosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rosa throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Rosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a swing at Rosa's ribcage but misses.
Rosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rosa but Rosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Rosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
Watson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rosa connects with a single shot there.
Rosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Watson's head.
Rosa looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Watson tries to land a leg kick but Rosa saw it coming and moves away.
Henrique Rosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Rosa.
Rosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Rosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watson takes a swing at Rosa's ribcage but misses.
Rosa moves away from the strike by Watson.
Rosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watson throws out a leg kick but Rosa moves out of range and Watson only half commits.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Watson as he connects with a hook.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Rosa slips the punch.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Watson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Watson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rosa.
Watson punishes Rosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Watson stuns Rosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa lands a jab to the head.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Rosa moves away and avoids it.
Rosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rosa ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watson blocks a head kick by Rosa.
Rosa tries to land a leg kick but Watson saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Rosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson blocks a leg kick.
Watson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rosa connects with a body shot.
Watson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rosa counters with a low kick, right behind Watson 's knee.
Rosa connects with a right hand. Watson shakes it off.
Watson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rosa missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Watson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rosa.
Watson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rosa, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rosa bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
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!
Watson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rosa scores with a jab. Watson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Rosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosa throws a leg kick but Watson checks it.
Rosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watson throws a body punch but Rosa moves out of range.
Watson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watson's head backwards.
Watson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rosa is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rosa tries to move into range but Watson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watson wants to land a leg kick but Rosa is out of range.
Watson dives in and grabs Rosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rosa pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
Rosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rosa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson moves out of range as Rosa strikes.
Rosa misses with a hook
and Watson counters with a two punch combo.
Watson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Watson misses.
Rosa connects with a leg kick.
Watson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Rosa.
Watson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rosa is trying to defend but Watson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson is working for a kimura but Rosa is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
Watson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to control but Rosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rosa is trying to stand up.
Watson has hold of Rosa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rosa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
Paul Joseph Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson tries to control but Rosa wriggling away.
Rosa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosa blocking the ground and pound.
Rosa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to control but Rosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rosa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Paul Joseph Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Watson.
Rosa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rosa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Watson fails to move to back control.
Rosa tries to buck Watson off but he can't manage it.
Rosa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Watson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
Watson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Watson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rosa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rosa shrugs it off.
Rosa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Watson fails to take his opponent's back.
Watson is working hard here to advance position.
Rosa somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Joseph Watson.
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 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
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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