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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masomakali Mosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Masomakali Mosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosi pushes Azevedo up against the cage in a clinch.
Azevedo is looking to break free of the clinch but Mosi has double underhooks.
Azevedo tries to circle away but Mosi has him pinned against the cage.
Mosi wants to stall.
Mosi manages to break the clinch.
Mosi throws a right and a left that Azevedo avoids nicely.
Mosi swinging wilding here.
Azevedo misses the shot to the body.
Azevedo throws a head kick but Mosi moves out of range.
Mosi is looking to clinch but Azevedo is avoiding it.
Azevedo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mosi counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mosi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Azevedo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mosi counters with a left and a right that stings Azevedo.
Azevedo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mosi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Azevedo at a distance.
Mosi avoids the body shot from Azevedo.
Azevedo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rafael Azevedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Azevedo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mosi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mosi checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from Azevedo misses.
Mosi closes the distance and clinches.
Azevedo wants to break free but Mosi has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo wants to break free but Mosi has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Mosi.
Azevedo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mosi moves into the clinch.
Azevedo is trying to break the clinch but Mosi has him pressed against the cage.
Mosi lands an elbow inside that Azevedo shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosi.
Azevedo wants to get back to striking at distance but Mosi won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Azevedo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Azevedo is looking to break free of the clinch but Mosi has double underhooks.
Azevedo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mosi prevents Azevedo from breaking the clinch.
Mosi pushes Azevedo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Azevedo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Azevedo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mosi has him pressed against the cage.
Mosi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mosi is trying to break free.
Mosi breaks the clinch.
Mosi tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rafael Azevedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Azevedo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mosi circles away quickly and effectively.
Mosi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mosi looks to land a combination but Azevedo avoids it well.
Azevedo throws a leg kick but Mosi moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mosi counters with a series of strikes. Azevedo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mosi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Azevedo but Azevedo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Azevedo throws a right hand that Mosi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mosi also avoids with ease.
Azevedo misses with a head kick.
Azevedo looks gassed!
Mosi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mosi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Azevedo!
Azevedo lands a jab.
Azevedo throws a series of punches but Mosi avoids them all with ease.
Mosi moves out of range as Azevedo throws a body kick.
Azevedo throws a right and a left that Mosi avoids nicely.
Azevedo misses with an uppercut. Mosi saw that one coming.
Mosi clinches with his opponent.
Azevedo is trying to break the clinch but Mosi has him pressed against the cage.
Mosi has Azevedo pressed against the cage, preventing Azevedo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Azevedo tries to break the clinch but Mosi is controlling the position.
A short left from Mosi.
Mosi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azevedo backwards.
Mosi lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosi prevents Azevedo from breaking the clinch.
Azevedo wants to get back to striking at distance but Mosi won't allow it.
Azevedo tries to break the clinch but Mosi is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Azevedo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mosi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mosi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azevedo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Azevedo is trying to break the clinch but Mosi is controlling him.
Mosi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azevedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mosi pushes Azevedo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Mosi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Azevedo tries to break free but Mosi pushes him back against the cage.
Azevedo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mosi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mosi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mosi checks a leg kick.
Azevedo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Azevedo takes a swing at Mosi's ribcage but misses.
Mosi tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azevedo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mosi tries to bum rush Azevedo with a series of wild strikes but Azevedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mosi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azevedo.
Azevedo throws the left hand but Mosi avoids the punch easily.
Mosi closes the distance and clinches up with Azevedo, looking for a takedown. Mosi pushes Azevedo against the cage but Azevedo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masomakali Mosi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azevedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Azevedo misses with a two punch combination.
Mosi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mosi swinging wilding here.
Mosi misses with a two punch combination.
Mosi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Azevedo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mosi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mosi wants to clinch.
Mosi closes the distance and clinches.
Azevedo is trying to force a seperation but Mosi has the dominant position.
Azevedo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Azevedo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Masomakali Mosi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azevedo throws a series of punches but Mosi moves out of range.
Azevedo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mosi.
Azevedo scores with a decent looking hook.
Azevedo throws a nice looking combination but Mosi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Azevedo scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mosi is defended easily by Azevedo.
Mosi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Azevedo tries to bum rush Mosi with a series of wild strikes but Mosi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mosi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azevedo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mosi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azevedo throws a front kick aimed at Mosi's knee but Mosi avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mosi.
Mosi tries to clinch but Azevedo moves out of range.
Azevedo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mosi lands a jab to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Azevedo scores with a four punch combination!
Mosi tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mosi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mosi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azevedo slaps away a takedown attempt from Mosi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masomakali Mosi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azevedo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mosi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Azevedo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Azevedo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mosi.
A leg kick checked by Mosi.
Mosi doesn't manage to clinch there - Azevedo circles away.
Masomakali Mosi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Azevedo cracks a nice hook into Mosi's ribs.
A jab from Mosi finds it's way through Azevedo's defenses.
A jab from Azevedo does it's job there.
Good work by Mosi as he checks the leg kick.
Mosi dodges the punch combination from Azevedo.
Mosi throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Mosi does it's job there.
Mosi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Azevedo pinned against the cage. Azevedo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Azevedo lands a nice shot that snaps Mosi's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo throws a right hand that Mosi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mosi also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Azevedo scores with a four punch combination!
Azevedo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mosi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Azevedo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mosi checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Azevedo misses.
Mosi dodges the punch combination from Azevedo.
Some bone on bone action there as Mosi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mosi tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.
Azevedo connects with a crisp jab.
Mosi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mosi is looking to clinch.
Mosi tries to bum rush Azevedo with a series of wild strikes but Azevedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Azevedo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo misses with a double jab
and Mosi counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Azevedo pinned against the cage. Azevedo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Azevedo!
Azevedo misses with a double jab.
Azevedo swinging wilding here.
Mosi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Azevedo circles away.
Mosi misses with a two punch combination.
Azevedo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Azevedo works the jab nicely.
Azevedo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Azevedo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mosi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Azevedo throws a series of punches but Mosi avoids them all with ease.
Azevedo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Azevedo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Azevedo throws a series of punches but Mosi avoids them all with ease.
Azevedo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mosi tries to bum rush Azevedo with a series of wild strikes but Azevedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mosi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mosi. That's going to slow Azevedo down.
Azevedo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mosi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Azevedo misses with a series of wild punches.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Mosi does no damage.
Mosi cracks Azevedo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Azevedo throws out a powerful jab.
Azevedo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mosi throws a nice looking combination but Azevedo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mosi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mosi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mosi shoots for a takedown but Azevedo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Azevedo throws a series of punches but Mosi avoids them all with ease.
Azevedo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Azevedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mosi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mosi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Azevedo on the side of the head.
Rafael Azevedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azevedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mosi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mosi throws a right and a left that Azevedo avoids nicely.
Mosi tries to clinch but Azevedo moves out of range.
Azevedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Azevedo connects with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Azevedo misses.
Azevedo misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mosi checks a leg kick.
Azevedo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Azevedo.
Mosi closes the distance and clinches.
Azevedo managing to block the knees to the body from Mosi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mosi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Azevedo's efforts to push away.
Azevedo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Mosi.
Azevedo is trying to break the clinch but Mosi is controlling him.
Mosi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo tries to break the clinch but Mosi is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mosi.
Azevedo wants to get back to striking at distance but Mosi won't allow it.
Azevedo wants to break free but Mosi has control.
Azevedo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Azevedo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mosi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mosi misses with a knee to the head.
Mosi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Azevedo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Azevedo tries to circle away but Mosi has him pinned against the cage.
Mosi is working Azevedo over against the cage.
Azevedo is trying to force a seperation but Mosi has the dominant position.
Mosi lands a body punch.
Azevedo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mosi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Azevedo has Mosi pressed against the cage, preventing Mosi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mosi has Azevedo pressed against the cage, preventing Azevedo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mosi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mosi cracks Azevedo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mosi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Azevedo backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Azevedo works Mosi's body with a nice hook.
Mosi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mosi dodges the punch combination from Azevedo.
Azevedo throws a series of punches but Mosi avoids them all with ease.
Azevedo misses with a two punch combination.
Mosi fails with a takedown attempt.
Azevedo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Azevedo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mosi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Azevedo throws a combination. Mosi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mosi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mosi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masomakali Mosi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azevedo lands a nice shot to the body.
Azevedo with a jab.
Mosi avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Mosi with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses.
Mosi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Azevedo.
Mosi catches Azevedo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Azevedo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Azevedo throws a series of punches but Mosi moves out of range.
Mosi works over Azevedo's head and body with a nice combination.
Azevedo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Azevedo misses the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mosi.
Mosi misses with a wild combination.
Azevedo throws a sloppy head kick and Mosi moves out of range easily.
Azevedo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Azevedo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mosi.
Mosi throws a right and a left that Azevedo avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mosi avoids the body shot from Azevedo.
Azevedo tries to bum rush Mosi with a series of wild strikes but Mosi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Azevedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Azevedo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mosi. Mosi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mosi fails to land with a series of punches.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Azevedo does no damage.
Azevedo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Azevedo misses with a combination
and Mosi counters with a nice uppercut.
Mosi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Azevedo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mosi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azevedo misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice cross by Azevedo.
Azevedo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mosi lands a jab-cross combination.
Azevedo lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Azevedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Azevedo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Azevedo!
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