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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 1088 p4p, 2698 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 170 p4p, 391 weight class). Raffington has chosen Logan Lucky as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shane Raffington struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 34 - 28 - 3, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupei lands a nice hook to Raffington's body. Raffington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lupei ducks under a wild hook from Raffington.
Lupei throws a right and a left that Raffington avoids nicely.
We've been informed that Raffington has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Raffington clobbers Lupei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lupei throws a push kick but Raffington slaps the foot to one side.
Lupei looks to score with a jab to the body but Raffington is just out of range.
Lupei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raffington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lupei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lupei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raffington tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lupei throws a big shot that misses.
Lupei misses with a body kick.
Lupei wants to slow Raffington down by chopping away at his legs.
Lupei misses with a straight right.
Raffington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raffington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lupei.
The fighters circling - Raffington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raffington connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupei moves away from the strike by Raffington.
Raffington throws a body shot but no joy.
Raffington scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Raffington misses its intended target.
Raffington misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lupei misses with a body kick.
Lupei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raffington.
Raffington ducks under a wild hook from Lupei.
Lupei misses with a body shot.
Raffington lands a really nice looking cross but Lupei seems unphased.
Raffington catches Lupei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Lupei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raffington blocks a jab.
Raffington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lupei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lupei slips a jab and a cross from Raffington.
Raffington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lupei.
Lupei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raffington. That did some damage!
Raffington moves out of range as Lupei strikes.
Lupei blocks a leg kick.
Lupei is looking to clinch.
Lupei looks to score with a jab to the body but Raffington is just out of range.
Lupei scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raffington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington throws a shot from downtown. Lupei moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Raffington.
Raffington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Lupei does no damage.
Raffington misses with a hook.
Lupei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lupei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raffington.
Raffington lands a lovely overhand right.
Raffington throws a shot from downtown. Lupei moves away and avoids it.
Raffington catches Lupei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lupei throws a nice looking combination but Raffington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raffington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lupei throws a body punch but Raffington moves out of range.
Raffington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raffington misses with a hook. Lupei ducked under it nicely.
Raffington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raffington swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Lupei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raffington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lupei.
Lupei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from Lupei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lupei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lupei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lupei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raffington.
Lupei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lupei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from Lupei.
Raffington tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lupei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raffington.
Raffington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Lupei checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lupei lands with an uppercut that bounces Raffington off the cage and back into range.
Lupei punishes Raffington's body with a nice straight punch.
Lupei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raffington lands a nice shot that snaps Lupei's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lupei misses with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Lupei finds it's target.
Good shot there by Raffington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lupei checks a leg kick.
Lupei seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Raffington tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lupei is able to avoid easily.
Raffington clobbers Lupei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lupei wants to slow Raffington down by chopping away at his legs.
Raffington throws a right hand that misses
and Raffington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shane Raffington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raffington checks a low kick from Lupei.
Lupei misses the jab.
Raffington clobbers Lupei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Lupei misses.
Lupei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raffington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lupei.
Raffington 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 tests Raffington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raffington's head.
Raffington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lupei.
Raffington misses with a two punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serafim Lupei dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Raffington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A left and a right from Raffington both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Lupei misses.
Lupei connects with a right hand. Raffington shakes it off.
Raffington misses with an uppercut.
Raffington is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raffington connects with a solid leg kick.
Raffington swats away the attempt to clinch by Lupei.
Raffington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lupei plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lupei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raffington slips a straight right by Lupei.
Raffington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raffington throws a leg kick which misses Lupei's front leg but catches the back leg as Lupei tries to avoid it.
Lupei clinches up against the cage.
Lupei tries to pull guard but Raffington won't allow it.
Lupei digs a right hand into Raffington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raffington's gas tank.
Lupei struggles to land a body shot inside as Raffington controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei looking to slow down the pace here.
Raffington takes a shot to the head.
Raffington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lupei tries a body shot but Raffington blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Lupei.
Raffington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Raffington fails to land.
Raffington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lupei has him pressed against the cage.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei pulls Raffington into guard.
Lupei had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raffington defends it easily.
Raffington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lupei throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raffington stands up and waves to Lupei to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Lupei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raffington takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Raffington connects with a jab.
Lupei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raffington misses with a body shot.
Raffington throws a hook to the side of Lupei's head but Lupei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lupei throws a body shot but no joy.
Raffington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lupei cracks Raffington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lupei throws the kick towards the body but Raffington avoids it.
Raffington steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lupei. That one must have hurt.
Lupei moves out of range as Raffington strikes.
Lupei throwing a counter right hand but Raffington manages to avoid it.
Raffington misses with a low kick.
Lupei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Raffington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei throws a shot from downtown. Raffington moves away and avoids it.
Raffington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raffington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lupei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raffington misses with a hook. Lupei ducked under it nicely.
Lupei with a nice cross.
Raffington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Lupei.
Raffington tries to move into range but Lupei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lupei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raffington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lupei lands a body shot.
Raffington lands with a straight right. Lupei didn't see that one coming.
Lupei misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Raffington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lupei works Raffington's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raffington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raffington, as that shot connected.
Lupei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raffington throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lupei. That's going to slow Raffington down.
Raffington stuns Lupei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Serafim Lupei is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Lupei misses.
A little jabbing left from Raffington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lupei moves out of range of the strikes.
Lupei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raffington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raffington swings for the body but Lupei moves out of range.
A big left from Lupei misses.
Raffington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Raffington misses the target.
That kick from Lupei tenderised Raffington's leg. Raffington is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raffington throws a series of punches but Lupei moves out of range.
Lupei stuns Raffington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Raffington - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raffington throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Raffington misses.
Raffington is breathing heavily.
Raffington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raffington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Serafim Lupei will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Raffington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lupei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lupei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lupei lands a nice looking body shot.
Lupei connects with a looping right hand.
Nice cross by Raffington.
Lupei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raffington.
Lupei is looking to counter punch.
Lupei lands an overhand right.
Raffington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lupei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lupei connects with the punch.
Lupei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raffington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lupei.
Raffington checks the leg kick.
Lupei digs a good hook to Raffington's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lupei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raffington throws a body punch but Lupei moves out of range.
Lupei is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lupei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy left from Lupei finds it's target.
Raffington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lupei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raffington scrambles back to his feet.
Lupei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raffington throws a right and a left that Lupei avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lupei.
Good leg kick by Lupei.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupei. Raffington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lupei with the inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Raffington misses its intended target.
It looked like Lupei was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raffington.
Lupei avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Lupei misses the target.
Raffington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raffington missing with a left hand there. Lupei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lupei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lupei feints and then cracks Raffington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raffington down.
Lupei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raffington.
Lupei with the inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raffington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei moves into the clinch.
Raffington blocking some punches.
Lupei can't find room to land a body shot as Raffington controls the action.
Lupei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raffington backwards.
Raffington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raffington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lupei moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lupei.
Lupei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raffington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Lupei. Beautiful body shot.
Raffington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raffington misses with an uppercut. Lupei saw that one coming.
Lupei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raffington.
Lupei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raffington misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lupei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lupei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raffington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lupei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raffington just misses with a punch to the body.
Raffington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lupei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raffington scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Raffington.
Raffington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lupei lands with a cross.
Lupei checks a low kick from Raffington.
Lupei lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raffington takes a step back to recover.
Lupei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raffington throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Raffington misses its intended target.
Raffington throws a leg kick but Lupei checks it.
Lupei lands the left hand.
Lupei moves into the clinch successfully.
Lupei lands with a short shot to the head.
Raffington wants to break free but Lupei has control.
Raffington trying to land knees to the body.
Lupei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lupei.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raffington avoids the elbow strike from Lupei, against the cage.
Lupei's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Lupei tries a body shot but Raffington blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raffington tries to break free but Lupei pushes him back against the cage.
Raffington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lupei is keeping busy.
Lupei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Lupei.
Lupei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Lupei.
Serafim Lupei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lupei struggles to land a body shot inside as Raffington controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lupei.
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Raffington avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
Raffington working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei lands a body punch.
Raffington tries to throw a body punch but Lupei avoids it by throwing Raffington back against the cage.
Shane Raffington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lupei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lupei misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serafim Lupei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lupei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serafim Lupei!
Serafim Lupei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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