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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Costa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Costa scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Costa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Costa wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Costa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva keeping full guard, as Costa tries to pass.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Costa stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Costa tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Costa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Costa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Costa off! Costa jumps back into Silva's guard.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Costa is aware though and is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Costa.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Costa.
Costa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Costa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Costa getting side control.
Costa trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva wants to control but Costa is keeping busy.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Costa controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Costa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Costa has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Costa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costa with a poor takedown
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa works the jab nicely.
Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa has a takedown stuffed.
Costa misses with a few strikes there.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Costa.
Costa can't break the clinch.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Costa to the mat.
Costa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two 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.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Costa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Costa.
Daniel Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Silva.
Silva is working an open guard so Costa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva throws a head kick that Costa semi-blocks.
Costa tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Costa is retaining full guard.
Costa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Costa looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Daniel Costa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva passes into half guard.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Costa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Costa rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Costa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Costa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Costa stands up.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Costa counters with a leg kick.
Costa pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Costa lands an uppercut.
Costa is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Costa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Costa defends well.
Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Costa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
so Costa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Daniel Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Silva.
Silva controls Costa momentarily but Costa frees himself.
Costa has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Costa's guard.
Costa looking for a sweep. Not yet Costa, not yet.
Costa trying to control the position here.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa working a defensive guard here.
Costa trying to strike off his back.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costa is keeping the position for now.
Silva wants to stand but Costa is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Costa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Daniel Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Costa 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Costa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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