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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between PJ Rawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Charneski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charneski has chosen Pongale por las hileras as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, PJ Rawson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Charneski!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawson misses with a two punch combination.
Rawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charneski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rawson cracks Charneski with an open hand slap.
Rawson scores with a nice strike.
Rawson swinging wilding here.
Rawson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rawson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Charneski blocks an uppercut.
Charneski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charneski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rawson can't break the clinch.
Rawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rawson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rawson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rawson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Rawson.
Rawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawson throws a head punch that misses.
Rawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rawson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charneski stops a takedown attempt from Rawson.
Rawson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charneski has Rawson pressed against the cage, preventing Rawson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Charneski.
Rawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charneski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charneski throws a head kick but Rawson moves out of range.
Rawson misses with the combination.
Rawson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rawson avoids a kick to the body.
Rawson connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Charneski wants to clinch up but Rawson keeps it at a distance.
Rawson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rawson throws a nice head kick!
Charneski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rawson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rawson works Charneski's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charneski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rawson cracks Charneski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rawson throws a series of punches but Charneski moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rawson.
Rawson shoots in but Charneski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charneski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rawson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charneski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rawson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rawson.
Rawson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Charneski defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PJ Rawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rawson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rawson misses with a two punch combination.
Rawson throws a series of punches but Charneski avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawson lands a jab-cross combination.
Rawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charneski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rawson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rawson.
Rawson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rawson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rawson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Charneski tries to avoid it but Rawson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Charneski to the ground. Charneski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charneski manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charneski shoots in looking for a takedown. Rawson tries to sprawl out of it but Charneski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rawson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Charneski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rawson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Rawson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rawson lands with an overhand left.
Rawson throws a right hand that Charneski ducks under and follows up with a left that Charneski also avoids with ease.
Rawson fails to land with a series of punches.
Charneski throws a sloppy head kick
and Rawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charneski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rawson wants to clinch.
Rawson throws the left hand but Charneski avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charneski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Charneski
and Charneski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rawson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charneski throws a head kick that misses
and Rawson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Charneski's knee momentarily.
Rawson lands a nice hook to Charneski's body. Charneski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rawson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charneski.
Rawson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rawson scores with a nice right hand.
Rawson fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Rawson does it's job there.
Charneski walks into a stiff left hand from Rawson.
PJ Rawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Rawson fails to land with a series of punches.
Rawson lands a nice looking body kick.
Charneski walks into a jab.
PJ Rawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Rawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rawson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rawson scores with a punch to the head.
Rawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charneski can do to turn this around?
Rawson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Charneski pinned against the cage. Charneski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Charneski clinches up with Rawson and pushes him back against the cage.
Rawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Charneski.
Charneski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rawson is looking to break free of the clinch but Charneski has double underhooks.
Rawson has a couple of punches blocked by Charneski.
Charneski lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Charneski.
Rawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Charneski.
Charneski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rawson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rawson has a couple of punches blocked by Charneski.
Rawson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawson misses with the head strike.
Rawson has Charneski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Charneski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rawson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Charneski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PJ Rawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Charneski.
A head punch on the inside from Rawson fails to land.
Charneski wants the takedown. Rawson is fighting it off but Charneski persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rawson's guard against the cage.
Charneski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Charneski throwing strikes but missing.
Charneski throwing strikes but missing.
Charneski wants to control from the top but Rawson keeps moving.
Charneski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rawson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawson keeping moving, preventing Charneski from controlling successfully.
Rawson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rawson cracks Charneski with an open hand slap.
Rawson connects with a single shot there.
Rawson tries to clinch up but Charneski circles away and keeps his distance.
Rawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charneski moves away.
Rawson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rawson with a poor takedown
and Charneski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rawson's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charneski landing some decent shots from guard.
Charneski tries to free his leg and advance position but Rawson is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Rawson dominated that second 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.
Rawson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Charneski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rawson's guard.
Rawson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Charneski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Charneski trying to control but Rawson is working from the bottom.
Rawson trying to keep a closed guard but Charneski is proving a slippery customer.
Charneski prevents Rawson from getting back to his feet.
Charneski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Charneski on the ground.
Rawson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Charneski is one step ahead there.
Rawson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rawson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawson misses with a combination
and Charneski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rawson's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charneski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Charneski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Charneski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rawson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Charneski wants to control from the top but Rawson keeps moving.
Rawson wants to sweep here but Charneski controlling him for the moment.
Charneski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Charneski lands a couple of elbows.
Charneski prevents Rawson from getting back to his feet.
Rawson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rawson takes a swing at Charneski's ribcage but misses.
Charneski throws a shot from downtown. Rawson moves away and avoids it.
Rawson connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheers as Rawson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Charneski doesn't seem phased though.
Rawson drives through and clinches with Charneski against the cage.
Rawson working aggressively here.
Charneski decides to pull guard.
Rawson wants to control from the top but Charneski keeps moving.
Rawson is fighting to break Charneski's control of his arms but Charneski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Charneski controls Rawson momentarily but Rawson frees himself.
Rawson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rawson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rawson throws and elbow that misses. Charneski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rawson's guard. Nice move by Charneski!
Charneski trying to control but Rawson is working from the bottom.
Rawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Charneski advances position into side control!
Rawson is not content to let Charneski control the position.
Rawson tries to buck Charneski off but Charneski is having none of it.
Charneski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Charneski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rawson taking a bit of punishment here - Charneski scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Charneski really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rawson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Charneski in his tracks.
Charneski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Rawson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Charneski counters with a takedown into side control.
Rawson is trying to control Charneski's posture but Charneski avoids it.
Luiz Charneski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rawson is not content to let Charneski control the position.
Charneski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Charneski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rawson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Charneski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Charneski scoring with punches and elbows.
Rawson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rawson is working hard here to advance position.
Charneski lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charneski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Charneski working the ground and pound from side control.
Charneski working the ground and pound but Rawson is defending the strikes.
Rawson defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Rawson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Charneski is looking to take a break and control but Rawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rawson is looking to regain half guard here but Charneski keeps moving and retains side control.
Rawson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Charneski cracks Rawson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rawson tries to improve position but can't.
Charneski landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Charneski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rawson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Charneski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rawson, who protects the arm well.
Charneski is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rawson can't do much from the bottom here.
Rawson tries to buck Charneski off but Charneski is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charneski.
Rawson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Charneski throws a sloppy head kick
and Rawson counters with a right hand to the body.
Charneski wants to clinch.
Rawson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rawson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Charneski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rawson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Charneski is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Charneski dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Charneski blocks a jab.
PJ Rawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rawson throws a right and a left that Charneski avoids nicely.
Charneski shoots in for a takedown but Rawson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Charneski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Charneski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rawson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Rawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rawson.
Charneski fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawson scores with a jab to the body.
Rawson scores with a jab to the body.
Rawson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rawson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charneski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rawson throws a nice looking combination but Charneski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charneski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Charneski misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rawson counter with a right hand.
Rawson lands with a cross.
Rawson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charneski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Charneski lands a jab to Rawson's midsection.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Charneski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rawson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Charneski throws a body kick that misses.
Charneski throws a head kick that misses.
Charneski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rawson as he avoids it easily.
PJ Rawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Charneski.
Rawson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charneski throws a jab but it's blocked by Rawson.
Charneski rushes Rawson and presses him up against the cage.
Charneski goes for a takedown attempt but Rawson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rawson digs a good hook to Charneski's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Charneski doesn't seem bothered though.
Rawson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Charneski's hands.
Charneski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rawson has closed the distance and engaged Charneski in a clinch.
Charneski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rawson misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Rawson.
Charneski tries to pull guard but Rawson won't allow it.
Rawson working aggressively here.
Rawson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Charneski.
Rawson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Charneski backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rawson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rawson misses with the head strike.
Rawson manages to break the clinch.
Charneski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rawson connects with a single shot there.
Charneski swats away the attempt to clinch by Rawson.
A shot to de liver by Rawson. Beautiful body shot.
Rawson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rawson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
PJ Rawson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rawson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 48:46
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PJ Rawson!
PJ Rawson is the new light heavyweight champion!
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