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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fábio Araújo (ranked 2739 p4p, 2928 weight class) and Jupiter Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fábio Araújo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jupiter Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls takes one on the button.
Araújo throws a hook but Smalls avoids it easily.
Araújo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Araújo throws a jab when Smalls was well out of range.
Smalls is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Araújo throws a hook to the side of Smalls's head but Smalls sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smalls has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smalls needs to keep his hands up - Araújo had a free shot at his head there.
Smalls takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Araújo keeps the fight on the outside.
Araújo throws an overhand right that lands on Smalls's shoulder, as Smalls tries to avoid the shot.
Araújo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smalls takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Araújo 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 Smalls has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smalls and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Araújo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Silverback MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Araújo throws a nice looking combination but Smalls bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smalls ducks under a wild hook from Araújo.
Araújo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smalls.
Smalls misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araújo lands a nice shot to the body.
Araújo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Araújo throws a right hand that Smalls ducks under and follows up with a left that Smalls also avoids with ease.
Araújo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smalls wants to clinch up but Araújo keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Araújo. Smalls does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Araújo.
Araújo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smalls.
Araújo loads up on a big right hand but Smalls slips the punch.
Smalls tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Araújo throws a big shot that misses.
Fábio Araújo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smalls misses with the combination.
Araújo looks to land a left hand but Smalls moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Smalls.
Smalls tries to clinch up.
Smalls getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Araújo thuds his right hand into Smalls's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Araújo scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Smalls misses.
Smalls on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Araújo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Araújo lands a slapping body shot.
Araújo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smalls, pushing him back against the cage.
Smalls throws a head punch that misses.
Araújo swings wildly with an uppercut but Smalls uses good head movement to avoid it.
Araújo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Araújo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smalls blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Araújo.
Smalls slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Araújo fails to land.
Araújo misses with the head strike.
Araújo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smalls working aggressively here.
Araújo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smalls backwards.
Araújo throws a punch but it's blocked by Smalls.
Araújo tries to work over Smalls's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Araújo breaks from the clinch.
Araújo clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Araújo.
Araújo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Araújo misses with a punch on the inside.
Araújo lands a right hand.
Smalls is trying to maintain a safe position but Araújo gets an underhook and turns Smalls into the cage.
Araújo misses with some punches.
Araújo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Araújo.
Smalls throws a punch but it's blocked by Araújo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Araújo cracks Smalls with a nice body shot.
Smalls swings wildly with an uppercut but Araújo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araújo scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Araújo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smalls is rocked!
Araújo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smalls is still on wobbly legs! Can Araújo finish him?
Araújo scores with a shot to the side of Smalls's head.
Smalls tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Araújo throws a head punch that misses.
Araújo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Smalls to his knees! Araújo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fábio Araújo!
Fábio Araújo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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