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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balbus Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acosta comes to the cage accompanied by Saw Theme. Michael has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Filipe Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balbus Michael!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acosta lands with a nice combination. Michael backs away looking to recover.
Acosta throws a big shot that misses.
Acosta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Acosta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Acosta staying out of range there.
Acosta misses with a hook.
Michael throws a leg kick
and Acosta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michael scores with a leg kick.
Michael blocks a jab.
We've been told by Acosta's head coaches at The Axis of Evil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Acosta checks a leg kick.
A jab from Acosta misses.
Acosta sets himself, and Michael steps forward looking for the clinch! Acosta avoids it this time.
Acosta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Michael looking to throw knees to the head but Acosta is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michael blocks a body shot from Acosta.
Michael misses with a knee strike.
Acosta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Acosta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Michael tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Acosta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Acosta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acosta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Acosta struggles to land a body shot inside as Michael controls his hands.
Michael with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Michael tries to land knees in the clinch but Acosta avoids the damage to the body.
Michael tries to stall but Acosta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Michael tries a knee to the head but Acosta blocks it.
Acosta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Acosta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Acosta struggles to land a body shot inside as Michael controls his hands.
Michael blocks a body shot from Acosta.
Acosta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Acosta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Michael scores with a knee to the head.
Acosta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Michael misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Michael.
Michael tries a knee to the head but Acosta blocks it.
Michael connects with a knee to the head.
Michael takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael missing with knees to the body.
Michael using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta can't find room to land a body shot as Michael controls the action.
Acosta misses with a punch to the body.
Acosta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Acosta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Acosta works on Michael's body with a couple of short punches.
Michael misses with a knee strike.
Michael with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Michael tries to land knees in the clinch but Acosta avoids the damage to the body.
Acosta has had enough of the clinch but Michael keeps him there for the moment.
Michael with a knee to the head.
Acosta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Acosta misses with a punch to the body.
Michael working aggressively here.
Michael lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Michael tries to land a knee to the head but Acosta blocks with his arms.
Acosta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michael misses with some punches.
Acosta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michael slips under a jab.
Michael wants to counter with a clinch but Acosta pushes him away.
Acosta fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Michael sprawls well initially but Acosta persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta trying to control the pace.
Acosta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Acosta is nestled in close to Michael, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Michael is trying to maintain the position but Acosta is very close to passing his half guard.
Acosta passes into side control, despite Michael's attempt to control the position.
Michael has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Michael tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Acosta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Acosta in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Michael wants to control but Acosta postures up.
Acosta postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acosta misses with the ground and pound.
Michael struggling a bit here.
Acosta misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Acosta working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michael is trying to improve his position.
Acosta misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Michael takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Michael struggling a bit here.
Acosta scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filipe Acosta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Michael throws a lazy head kick
and Acosta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Michael - that will leave a mark!
Michael shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Michael tries to get set, Acosta tries to push him back and clinch up but Michael manages to avoid the attempt.
Acosta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Acosta.
Acosta misses with a straight right.
Michael steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Acosta.
Michael misses with a hook
and Acosta counters with a nice uppercut.
Michael just misses with a punch to the body.
Acosta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Michael.
Acosta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michael.
Acosta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Michael. Michael circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Acosta throws a lazy right hand but Michael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Acosta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acosta takes a swing at Michael's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Acosta misses.
A head kick misses from Michael.
Balbus Michael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael thumps Acosta with a low kick.
Michael takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Michael throws the left hand but Acosta avoids the punch easily.
Michael is looking to clinch.
Michael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Acosta.
Filipe Acosta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michael scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Acosta misses.
Michael cracks Acosta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Acosta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michael.
Filipe Acosta is winning the standup battle so far.
Michael takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Michael throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Acosta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Acosta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michael staying out of range there.
Michael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Acosta.
Acosta swings for the body but Michael moves out of range.
Acosta circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta throws a lazy right hand but Michael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Acosta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michael can do to turn this around?
Acosta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Michael.
Acosta misses with an uppercut.
Acosta looks to land a left hand but Michael moved out of range nicely.
Michael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Michael throws a nice head kick!
Acosta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michael moves away.
Acosta swings for the body but Michael moves out of range.
Michael throws a leg kick
and Acosta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michael throws a head kick but Acosta moves out of range.
Michael has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Acosta finds it's way round the side to connect with Michael's head.
Michael misses with a hook. Acosta ducked under it nicely.
Michael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Acosta.
A swing and a miss from Acosta.
Acosta drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Michael is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Acosta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Acosta advances position into side control!
Michael is trying to improve his position.
Acosta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Michael keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acosta working away.
Acosta working the head with strikes.
Acosta working the body and head with strikes.
Acosta landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Michael is trying to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Acosta.
Filipe Acosta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michael is working to avoid the ground and pound but Acosta connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Acosta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Acosta is looking to take a break and control but Michael is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acosta lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filipe Acosta dominated that second round.
That's time! Acosta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Michael fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Acosta is out of range.
Michael takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Acosta ducks under a wild hook from Michael.
Acosta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Acosta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michael fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Acosta.
Michael tries to counter by closing the distance.
Acosta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Michael scores with a spinning back kick!
Acosta misses with a looping left.
Michael just misses with a punch to the body.
Acosta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michael is looking for a sweep. Acosta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michael moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Acosta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Michael holds on and takes a little breather.
Michael trying to control the position.
Acosta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Acosta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Acosta connects with a couple of short punches.
Acosta trying to control but Michael is working from the bottom.
Michael is looking for a triangle here but Acosta uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Michael is working to avoid the ground and pound but Acosta connects with a decent elbow.
Filipe Acosta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael is trying to improve his position.
Acosta is looking to take a break and control but Michael is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acosta taking a breather here.
Acosta tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Acosta controlling the position from side mount.
Acosta wants to control but Michael is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael trying to remain calm as Acosta controls from the top position.
Michael is looking to reverse the position.
Acosta landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Michael can't do much from the bottom here.
Acosta slows the pace down.
Acosta landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Michael's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Michael is looking for a sweep.
Acosta working away.
A lull in the action here.
Acosta sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Michael is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Balbus Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michael is looking to reverse the position.
Michael keeps trying to improve his position.
Acosta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Michael keeps working.
Acosta controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filipe Acosta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Acosta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filipe Acosta!
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energy
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hype
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