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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Barbosa Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cearul Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cearul Chulainn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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188 cm
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Barbosa Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cearul Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa Costa lands a high kick!
It looks like Cearul Chulainn has been cut.
Chulainn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barbosa Costa to the ground. Chulainn is now in Barbosa Costa's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chulainn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chulainn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Barbosa Costa blocks nicely.
Chulainn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chulainn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbosa Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chulainn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barbosa Costa's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulainn controlling from the top position.
Chulainn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chulainn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chulainn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chulainn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barbosa Costa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chulainn on the ground.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Barbosa Costa blocks nicely.
Chulainn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn is in close to Barbosa Costa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barbosa Costa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chulainn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chulainn controlling from the top position.
Barbosa 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.
Chulainn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barbosa Costa's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn throws a big elbow that misses.
Chulainn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chulainn is working Barbosa Costa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chulainn is in close to Barbosa Costa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chulainn throwing strikes but missing.
Chulainn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chulainn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulainn throws an elbow that misses. Barbosa Costa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chulainn's guard. Nice move by Barbosa Costa!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn kicks Barbosa Costa off and gets to his feet.
Chulainn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barbosa Costa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chulainn is in Barbosa Costa's guard.
Chulainn connects with a couple of short punches.
My spies in EvolutioN MMA Acadamy & Gym ( 12 ELITE Coaches ) inform me that Chulainn has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chulainn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chulainn throws an elbow that misses. Barbosa Costa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chulainn's guard. Nice move by Barbosa Costa!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chulainn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cearul Chulainn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cearul Chulainn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barbosa Costa closes the distance looking to clinch
so Chulainn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chulainn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chulainn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbosa Costa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chulainn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chulainn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chulainn chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn chips away with some ground and pound.
Chulainn pushes down on Barbosa Costa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chulainn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chulainn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chulainn lands a nice short elbow.
Chulainn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cearul Chulainn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbosa Costa taking some punishment here, with Chulainn in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn drops an elbow to the side of Barbosa Costa's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chulainn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chulainn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chulainn working the head and body with strikes.
Chulainn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chulainn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chulainn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chulainn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chulainn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chulainn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chulainn works his way into full mount!
Chulainn working Barbosa Costa over with strikes here.
Chulainn lands a nice shot to the head.
Chulainn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chulainn postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Barbosa Costa bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Chulainn and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cearul Chulainn!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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