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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Britt Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Costa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Britt Stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Costa!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Costa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Costa preventing the sweep.
Costa wants to control from the top but Stephenson keeps moving.
Costa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stephenson is looking to stand up but Costa isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stephenson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa wants to control from the top but Stephenson keeps moving.
Costa wants to get up but he can't break Stephenson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stephenson really is a fat lump.
Costa is looking to control Stephenson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Costa avoid being mounted?
Stephenson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Costa defending well though.
Costa is refusing to be controlled, as Stephenson sits in half guard.
Costa wants to control but Stephenson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stephenson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Costa is holding on to half guard well.
Costa wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson prevents Costa from improving his position.
Stephenson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stephenson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Costa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stephenson.
Costa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stephenson.
Stephenson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Costa defending well though.
Stephenson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Costa sees it coming and defends easily.
Costa controlling the position well.
Stephenson slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stephenson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson stalling the fight.
Costa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costa has clasped his hands together around Stephenson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Stephenson throws Costa to one side and escapes!
Costa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Costa wants it to stay on the feet.
Costa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stephenson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stephenson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson is looking to stand up but Costa isn't so interested in that idea.
Stephenson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Costa with a nice head shot there.
Costa forces his way into half guard.
Stephenson tries to kick Costa off but Costa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stephenson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stephenson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Costa is in close to Stephenson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Britt Stephenson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Costa.
Stephenson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Costa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Stephenson counters with a quick kick to the body but Costa blocks it.
Stephenson blocks a head kick by Costa.
Costa looking to score a takedown here. Stephenson is defending well but Costa drives through and ends up in Stephenson's guard.
Stephenson wants to get back to his feet but Costa passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Costa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stephenson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Stephenson's thigh. Stephenson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Stephenson keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Stephenson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Costa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two 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.
Stephenson is looking to stand up but Costa isn't so interested in that idea.
Stephenson is trying to keep Costa in close.
Stephenson wants to get back to his feet but Costa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Costa wants to stand but Stephenson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stephenson is positioning himself well to prevent Costa advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Costa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stephenson tries to kick Costa off but Costa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Costa trying to control the action but Stephenson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stephenson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stephenson.
Stephenson pulls Costa in to control the position.
Britt Stephenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Stephenson is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stephenson has his takedown stuffed
and Costa counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stephenson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stephenson tries to kick Costa off but Costa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Costa has managed to clinch.
Costa blocks an elbow strike from Stephenson.
Stephenson tries to throw a body punch but Costa avoids it by throwing Stephenson back against the cage.
Stephenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costa decides to pull guard.
Costa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stephenson has passed into side control.
Stephenson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stephenson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa is looking to regain half guard here but Stephenson keeps moving and retains side control.
Stephenson is looking to take a break and control but Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is looking to regain half guard here but Stephenson keeps moving and retains side control.
Costa can't do much from the bottom here.
Stephenson trying to control the position but Costa is working away.
Stephenson tries for a kimura but Costa is defending well.
Stephenson cracks Costa with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Costa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stephenson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Stephenson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Costa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stephenson's guard! Nice work there by Costa!
Stephenson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Costa is now in half guard.
Stephenson keeping control of the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson wants to control but Costa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stephenson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stephenson looking to control.
Costa pushing down on Stephenson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stephenson is trying to stand back up but Costa is controlling him
Costa uses his free foot to push down on Stephenson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stephenson.
Costa breaks from Stephenson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Costa dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stephenson is looking to get back to is feet but Costa passes into side control.
Stephenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stephenson wants to get back to his feet.
Costa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costa has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Costa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stephenson was covering up waiting for the punch and Costa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Costa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Costa!
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energy
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