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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 1332 p4p, 2993 weight class) and Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 191 p4p, 378 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Oosthuizen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Bezerra!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezerra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bezerra changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Erasmo Bezerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bezerra blocks a jab.
Oosthuizen needs to keep his hands up - Bezerra had a free shot at his head there.
Good exchange - Bezerra coming out on top.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bezerra.
Oosthuizen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Bezerra avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen lands a lovely overhand right.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and pushes Bezerra back into the cage.
Oosthuizen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bezerra is defending well for now.
Bezerra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oosthuizen smiles and moves away.
Bezerra lands with an overhand left.
Oosthuizen lands a jab to the nose.
Bezerra slips a straight right by Oosthuizen .
Bezerra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bezerra connects with a jab.
Bezerra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Oosthuizen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra cracks Oosthuizen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bezerra blocks a jab.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oosthuizen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bezerras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oosthuizen scores with a body shot.
Bezerra tries to keep at a distance but Oosthuizen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bezerra goes for a takedown attempt but Oosthuizen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Francis Oosthuizen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erasmo Bezerra.
Oosthuizen clinches with his opponent.
Bezerra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oosthuizen leaning against his opponent.
Bezerra drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oosthuizen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bezerra uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bezerra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bezerra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oosthuizen keeping full guard, as Bezerra tries to pass.
Oosthuizen is looking to stand up but Bezerra isn't so interested in that idea.
Bezerra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oosthuizen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Oosthuizen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bezerra has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Bezerra has Oosthuizen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oosthuizen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oosthuizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bezerra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oosthuizen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oosthuizen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bezerra is keeping busy.
Bezerra is working for takedown but Oosthuizen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oosthuizen gets underhooks to prevent Bezerra's takedown attempt.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bezerra drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oosthuizen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bezerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bezerra throws a head punch that misses.
Bezerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bezerra is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Oosthuizen can't fight it off and eventually Bezerra manages to take the fight to the floor. Oosthuizen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oosthuizen is controlling Bezerra's posture.
Oosthuizen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Oosthuizen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bezerra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oosthuizen has managed to get both his arms back between Bezerra's legs - danger averted.
Oosthuizen 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Oosthuizen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oosthuizen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bezerra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bezerra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oosthuizen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bezerra can do to turn this around?
Oosthuizen thuds his right hand into Bezerra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice takedown defense from Oosthuizen . No joy for Bezerra on that attempt.
Oosthuizen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oosthuizen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oosthuizen blocks a jab.
Oosthuizen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good shot there by Oosthuizen .
Bezerra slips a straight right by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oosthuizen pushes Bezerra up against the cage in a clinch.
Oosthuizen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bezerra fails to land.
Bezerra has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oosthuizen after a bit of a struggle.
Bezerra managing to block the knees to the body from Oosthuizen .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bezerra is defending well for now.
Oosthuizen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oosthuizen .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bezerra has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Oosthuizen uses from the top position.
Oosthuizen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bezerra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oosthuizen has managed to get both his arms back between Bezerra's legs - danger averted.
Oosthuizen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bezerra trying to control the position.
Bezerra lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Oosthuizen controls Bezerra momentarily but Bezerra frees himself.
Oosthuizen wants to get back to his feet but Bezerra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oosthuizen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bezerra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oosthuizen wants to stand but Bezerra is controlling the position.
Oosthuizen trying to control the position.
Erasmo Bezerra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bezerra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oosthuizen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Oosthuizen keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bezerra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oosthuizen throws out the jab.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab by Bezerra.
Bezerra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oosthuizen 's hands.
Bezerra gets the takedown into side control.
Bezerra postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bezerra working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bezerra postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra happy to just control the position for now.
Bezerra thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezerra is staying tight to Oosthuizen 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bezerra tries to score with some ground and pound. Oosthuizen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Bezerra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bezerra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oosthuizen to score with a decent uppercut.
Oosthuizen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bezerra. That did some damage!
Bezerra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oosthuizen .
Bezerra with the counter takedown but Oosthuizen avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen misses with the combination.
Bezerra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bezerra misses with a left hand
and Oosthuizen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bezerra cracks a nice hook into Oosthuizen 's ribs.
Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bezerra.
Francis Oosthuizen is winning the standup battle so far.
Bezerra throws out a loose jab but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen slips a straight right by Bezerra.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch up but Bezerra keeps it at a distance.
Bezerra slips under a jab from Oosthuizen .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen throws an overhand right that lands on Bezerra's shoulder, as Bezerra tries to avoid the shot.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Bezerra moves out of range.
Oosthuizen looks to land a right hand but Bezerra moved out of range.
Oosthuizen ducks under a wild hook from Bezerra.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bezerra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bezerra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bezerra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oosthuizen walks into a straight right hand from Bezerra.
Bezerra connects with the punch.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight left.
And Bezerra tries to counter it with a takedown but Oosthuizen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bezerra lands a jab to Oosthuizen 's midsection.
Bezerra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Francis Oosthuizen has been cut.
Francis Oosthuizen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bezerra throws a body punch but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Oosthuizen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oosthuizen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oosthuizen walks into a left hand.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch up but Bezerra keeps it at a distance.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch up but Bezerra keeps it at a distance.
Oosthuizen throws a chopping leg kick but Bezerra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bezerra misses with a looping left.
Oosthuizen ducks under a wild hook from Bezerra.
Oosthuizen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bezerra.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen rushes Bezerra and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bezerra.
Bezerra looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bezerra.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bezerra is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oosthuizen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oosthuizen lands an uppercut.
Oosthuizen has a couple of punches blocked by Bezerra.
Bezerra blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bezerra.
Bezerra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oosthuizen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Francis Oosthuizen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erasmo Bezerra.
Oosthuizen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bezerra.
Bezerra has a couple of punches blocked by Oosthuizen .
Bezerra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oosthuizen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bezerra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oosthuizen tries to work over Bezerra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oosthuizen lands an uppercut.
Bezerra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oosthuizen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oosthuizen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bezerra.
Bezerra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bezerra scores with a takedown into Oosthuizen 's guard.
Bezerra working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Oosthuizen keeps moving.
Bezerra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bezerra prevents Oosthuizen from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oosthuizen is on top in guard.
Bezerra tries to strike from the bottom.
Oosthuizen gets to his feet. Bezerra looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bezerra lands a slapping body shot.
Bezerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra shoots in looking for a takedown. Oosthuizen tries to sprawl out of it but Bezerra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oosthuizen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bezerra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut there from Oosthuizen .
Bezerra slips a jab from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen scores with a three punch combo!
Oosthuizen closes the distance and clinches.
Oosthuizen throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezerra is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bezerra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bezerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bezerra tightens his grip and picks Oosthuizen up, before dumping him to the ground. Oosthuizen manages to land in guard.
Oosthuizen is pulling down on Bezerra's head. It's preventing any offense from Bezerra, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Oosthuizen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oosthuizen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Oosthuizen !
A relieved looking Francis Oosthuizen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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