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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armad Bates (ranked 189 p4p, 456 weight class) and Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 24 p4p, 58 weight class). Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armad Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Costeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Costeau throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Costeau has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bates is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bates throws a looping overhand right but Costeau ducks down to avoid it.
Costeau counters with a body kick.
Bates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bates.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Costeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bates swings away with a body shot that misses
and Costeau counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bates! Costeau lets Bates back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bates is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau throws the left hand but Bates avoids the punch easily.
Bates is looking to counter punch.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
It seemed like Costeau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Costeau moves out of range as Bates strikes.
Costeau cracks Bates with a good jab.
Bates scores with a body shot.
Costeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bates scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Costeau has control of Bates's left arm, preventing Bates from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costeau is keeping the position for now.
Bates trying to control but Costeau is working from the bottom.
Bates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates trying to control but Costeau is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Costeau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bates.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costeau slips a straight right by Bates.
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
Costeau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four 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.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Armad Bates has been cut.
Costeau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Costeau slips the punch.
Costeau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bates.
Bates blocks the body kick.
Bates has closed the distance and engaged Costeau in a clinch.
Costeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costeau.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costeau's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Armad Bates's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Costeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bates scores with a nice strike.
Bates listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bates gets a double leg takedown into Costeau's guard.
Bates throwing strikes but missing.
Costeau keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costeau is keeping the position for now.
Bates passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates works his way into side control.
Costeau can't do much from the bottom here.
Bates is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Costeau has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bates tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bates has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Costeau knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bates tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bates is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Costeau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bates is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Costeau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates swings around for an armbar but Costeau sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bates's guard.
Costeau is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bates is trying to hold Costeau in close to prevent damage but Costeau has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates actively working from the bottom here.
Bates moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bates had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Costeau defends it easily.
Bates has his hands on Costeau's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costeau preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armad Bates's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bates throws a shot from downtown. Costeau moves away and avoids it.
Costeau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Costeau misses with a wild body shot.
Bates jabs at Costeau's body.
Costeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Costeau is trying to counter with his kicks.
An inside leg kick from Costeau misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bates misses the target.
Costeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bates throws out the jab.
Costeau was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau tries to land a leg kick but Bates saw it coming and moves away.
Bates takes a swing at Costeau's ribcage but misses.
Costeau thinks about the counter body kick.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costeau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Costeau to counter with a crisp jab.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Bates wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Armad Bates is winning the standup battle so far.
Costeau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Costeau staying out of range there.
Costeau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bates looks to land a right hand but Costeau moved out of range.
Costeau throws a leg kick
enabling Bates to counter with a crisp jab.
Bates misses with a hook.
It seemed like Costeau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Bates misses the body punch
and Costeau counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Costeau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oh Bates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Costeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bates seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Costeau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Costeau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Costeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Costeau misses.
Costeau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bates misses with a looping right.
Bates with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bates checks a leg kick.
Armad Bates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates throws a poor cross that misses
and Costeau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bates thinking.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau tries a quick counter leg kick but Bates is wise to it.
Bates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costeau can do to turn this around?
Bates fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bates throws a hook but Costeau avoids it easily.
Costeau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bates uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Costeau has time to react.
Bates misses with a body shot.
A jab from Costeau misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bates 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armad Bates!
Armad Bates thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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