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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Azevedo Souza (ranked 1483 p4p, 1199 weight class) and Devon Graves (ranked 183 p4p, 153 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Graves!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo Souza connects with a body shot that sends Graves's belly button to the back.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Graves throws a hook to the side of Azevedo Souza's head but Azevedo Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Azevedo Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
Azevedo Souza takes one to the chin there.
Azevedo Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azevedo Souza takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Azevedo Souza misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves scores with a jab. Azevedo Souza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Graves moves in looking to clinch but Azevedo Souza pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Azevedo Souza.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azevedo Souza takes one to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Graves.
Decent striking displayed by Azevedo Souza there.
It looks like Devon Graves has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Graves.
Graves walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Azevedo Souza lands with a good body shot.
Azevedo Souza catches Graves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Azevedo Souza moves out of range easily.
Azevedo Souza sizes up Graves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Azevedo Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Graves avoids the body shot from Azevedo Souza.
Graves replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Azevedo Souza blocks it well.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azevedo Souza.
Graves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
A right-left combo lands from Graves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azevedo Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azevedo Souza tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Azevedo Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Azevedo Souza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Graves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azevedo Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza lands with a good body shot.
Graves is looking to score with low kicks.
Azevedo Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Graves as he connects with a hook.
Graves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Azevedo Souza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Graves scrambles back to his feet.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Azevedo Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a double jab
and Azevedo Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Graves backing up. Graves nods at Azevedo Souza to acknowledge the strikes.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Graves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up Devon Graves's cut even more.
Graves swings for the body but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
No joy there for Azevedo Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graves connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Azevedo Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good shot there by Azevedo Souza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza stuns Graves with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Azevedo Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Azevedo Souza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Graves doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Azevedo Souza has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azevedo Souza.
Graves scores with a jab to the body.
Azevedo Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
Good work by Azevedo Souza as he checks the leg kick.
Azevedo Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graves throws a fast counter high kick but Azevedo Souza manages to duck under it in time.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range nicely.
Graves thumps Azevedo Souza with a low kick.
Azevedo Souza lands a nice shot that snaps Graves's head back.
Graves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azevedo Souza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo Souza.
Graves throws a body punch but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Graves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Azevedo Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Graves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Azevedo Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo Souza.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Graves.
Graves throws a jab when Azevedo Souza was well out of range.
Azevedo Souza connects with a jab.
Azevedo Souza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Azevedo Souza looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Graves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Graves might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Azevedo Souza has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Azevedo Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Azevedo Souza.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graves is looking to slow Azevedo Souza down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves takes a swing at Azevedo Souza's ribcage but misses.
Azevedo Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Graves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Azevedo Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azevedo Souza. That did some damage!
Azevedo Souza scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Graves looks to land a body kick but Azevedo Souza moved away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azevedo Souza, as that shot connected.
Azevedo Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza connects with the punch.
The cut above Devon Graves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves looks to land a combination but Azevedo Souza avoids it well.
Azevedo Souza slips under a jab from Graves.
Azevedo Souza loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
Graves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Graves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azevedo Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azevedo Souza.
The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azevedo Souza throws a series of strikes that have Graves backpedaling.
Azevedo Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azevedo Souza moves away.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azevedo Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
A low kick from Graves misses
and Azevedo Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Devon Graves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Graves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Azevedo Souza finds it's way round the side to connect with Graves's head.
Graves closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping right.
Azevedo Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Devon Graves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raphael Azevedo Souza!
Raphael Azevedo Souza 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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