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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Spicoli (ranked 579 p4p, 724 weight class) and Raphael Azevedo Souza (ranked 78 p4p, 93 weight class). Spicoli comes to the cage accompanied by Money Buy Drugs. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Spicoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Azevedo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Azevedo Souza misses its intended target.
Azevedo Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Spicoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spicoli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spicoli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Azevedo Souza's hands.
Spicoli slips a jab from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Azevedo Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spicoli moves away.
Spicoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raphael Azevedo Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza punishes Spicoli's body with a nice straight punch.
Azevedo Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
Azevedo Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Spicoli counters with a head kick. That will keep Azevedo Souza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Spicoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza misses with a right hand
and Spicoli counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza cracks Spicoli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spicoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Spicoli throws a good cross that connects.
Azevedo Souza moves out of range as Spicoli throws a body kick.
A shot to the body from Azevedo Souza misses
enabling Spicoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut
letting Spicoli counter with a right hand.
Azevedo Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping right.
Spicoli half committed to a counter leg kick.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza slips a jab from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza throws a right hand that misses
and Spicoli counters with a stiff right hand.
Spicoli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Azevedo Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Azevedo Souza clobbers Spicoli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spicoli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Azevedo Souza missing with a left hand there. Spicoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Spicoli misses.
A shot to the body from Azevedo Souza misses
and Spicoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azevedo Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spicoli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Azevedo Souza lands an uppercut.
Spicoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spicoli misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azevedo Souza.
A shot in the inside from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Spicoli lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza blocking some punches.
Azevedo Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spicoli misses with some punches.
Spicoli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Azevedo Souza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Azevedo Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Spicoli blocks a body shot from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spicoli's elbow.
Azevedo Souza blocks an uppercut.
Spicoli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spicoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spicoli misses with a body kick.
Azevedo Souza misses with a left hand
and Spicoli counters with a straight right hand.
Azevedo Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot
and Spicoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Spicoli misses.
Spicoli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spicoli throws a shot from downtown. Azevedo Souza moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azevedo Souza swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
A little jabbing left from Azevedo Souza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been told by Spicoli's head coaches at Globo Gym (5000) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spicoli throws a hook but Azevedo Souza avoids it easily.
Spicoli lands with a right hand.
Azevedo Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Spicoli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spicoli throwing a counter right hand but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid it.
Spicoli lands with a good body shot.
Spicoli loads up on a big right hand but Azevedo Souza slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Spicoli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Spicoli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spicoli avoids the body shot from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Spicoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Spicoli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Azevedo Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Azevedo Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spicoli finds it's way round the side to connect with Azevedo Souza's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicoli. Azevedo Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spicoli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azevedo Souza takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli blocks a jab.
Azevedo Souza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Spicoli finds it's way through Azevedo Souza's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spicoli scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spicoli counters with an inside leg kick.
Spicoli missing with a left hand there. Azevedo Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spicoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spicoli dips to his left and cracks Azevedo Souza with an uppercut!
Spicoli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azevedo Souza can do to turn this around?
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spicoli manages to avoid it.
Spicoli staying out of range there.
Azevedo Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Azevedo Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spicoli walks into a stiff left hand from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws a series of punches but Spicoli moves out of range.
Spicoli tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Azevedo Souza manages to circle out of the way.
Azevedo Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spicoli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the body from Azevedo Souza misses
and Spicoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Azevedo Souza misses.
Spicoli misses with an uppercut. Azevedo Souza saw that one coming.
Azevedo Souza defending well as Spicoli loads up on a big left hand.
Azevedo Souza lands a jab to Spicoli's midsection.
Azevedo Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azevedo Souza takes one on the button.
Spicoli slips under a jab from Azevedo Souza.
Jab, jab by Spicoli - just one landing.
Spicoli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spicoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeff Spicoli is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azevedo Souza.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azevedo Souza.
Spicoli breaks from the clinch.
Azevedo Souza takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azevedo Souza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spicoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azevedo Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Azevedo Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azevedo Souza swings away with a body shot that misses
and Azevedo Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Azevedo Souza misses with a hook.
Spicoli throws a hook but Azevedo Souza avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza looks to land a left hand but Spicoli moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with an uppercut
and Azevedo Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azevedo Souza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spicoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azevedo Souza throws a shot from downtown. Spicoli moves away and avoids it.
Spicoli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spicoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spicoli tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Azevedo Souza manages to circle out of the way.
Azevedo Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azevedo Souza. Spicoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azevedo Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping left.
Spicoli throwing a counter right hand but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Spicoli dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Spicoli avoids it easily.
Spicoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Azevedo Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
Spicoli blocks a jab.
A jab from Spicoli finds it's way through Azevedo Souza's defenses.
Spicoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spicoli defending well as Azevedo Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Azevedo Souza throws a body punch but Spicoli moves out of range.
Spicoli rushes Azevedo Souza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Azevedo Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeff Spicoli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spicoli breaks from the clinch.
Spicoli lands with an overhand left.
Spicoli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Azevedo Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Spicoli scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza stuns Spicoli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spicoli misses with a right hand
and Azevedo Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut. Spicoli saw that one coming.
Azevedo Souza misses with a left hand
and Spicoli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spicoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spicoli with a body shot.
Spicoli looks to land a left hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range nicely.
Azevedo Souza jabs at Spicoli's body.
Azevedo Souza jabs at Spicoli's body.
Spicoli misses with a straight right.
Azevedo Souza throws a body punch but Spicoli moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spicoli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Azevedo Souza! But no joy.
Raphael Azevedo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli lands a right hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spicoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spicoli misses with a hook. Azevedo Souza ducked under it nicely.
Spicoli throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good shot there by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spicoli moves away from the strike by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spicoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spicoli quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Azevedo Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spicoli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azevedo Souza misses with a hook.
A head kick from Spicoli lands but Azevedo Souza takes it in his stride.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spicoli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza lands a body shot.
Spicoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Spicoli avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza misses the body punch
and Spicoli counters with a two punch combo.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut. Spicoli saw that one coming.
Spicoli is looking to counter punch.
Azevedo Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spicoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Spicoli does it's job there.
Spicoli throws a series of punches but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Spicoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azevedo Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spicoli throws a jab when Azevedo Souza was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azevedo Souza.
Jeff Spicoli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azevedo Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Azevedo Souza - just one landing.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
Spicoli slips a jab and a cross from Azevedo Souza.
A little feinted left hand from Spicoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azevedo Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Spicoli seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spicoli misses with a straight left.
Spicoli with a nice cross.
Spicoli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azevedo Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Azevedo Souza slips a jab from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza scores with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Spicoli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spicoli 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Spicoli!
An out of breath Jeff Spicoli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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