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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Mitterer (ranked 6010 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Suarez Costa (ranked 7687 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Suarez Costa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Mitterer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Suarez Costa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitterer doesn't manage to clinch there - Suarez Costa circles away.
Suarez Costa feints the counter takedown.
Mitterer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mitterer clinches up against the cage.
Mitterer tries to break free but Suarez Costa pushes him back against the cage.
Mitterer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mitterer jumps guard but Suarez Costa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Suarez Costa is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mitterer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Suarez Costa to the mat. Suarez Costa regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mitterer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suarez Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suarez Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitterer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suarez Costa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mitterer stacks Suarez Costa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mitterer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez Costa is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Suarez Costa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mitterer tries to get to his feet but Suarez Costa is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Mitterer in his guard.
Mitterer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mitterer wants to control from the top but Suarez Costa keeps moving.
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.
Mitterer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suarez Costa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitterer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mitterer content to stall in guard here.
Mitterer wants to stand and escape but instead Suarez Costa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Suarez Costa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Suarez Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitterer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez Costa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mitterer has Suarez Costa pulled in close to control his posture.
Suarez Costa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mitterer wants to hit a switch here but Suarez Costa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mitterer there!
Mitterer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four 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.
Suarez Costa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mitterer holds on, trying desperately to control.
Suarez Costa looking to ground and pound but Mitterer is blocking nicely.
Suarez Costa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mitterer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mitterer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Suarez Costa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suarez Costa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitterer's waist but Mitterer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suarez Costa off to one side.
Suarez Costa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitterer circles away.
Mitterer gets the takedown into side control.
Suarez Costa sneaks out the side door and pushes Mitterer away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Suarez Costa rushes Mitterer and presses him up against the cage.
Mitterer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Suarez Costa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Suarez Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitterer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Miguel Suarez Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Suarez Costa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mitterer decides to stand up, so the ref orders Suarez Costa to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez Costa shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitterer tries to sprawl out of it but Suarez Costa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mitterer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kyle Mitterer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Suarez Costa.
Suarez Costa moves into the clinch.
Suarez Costa breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Suarez Costa. Those never looked like landing.
Mitterer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Suarez Costa looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitterer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suarez Costa keeping moving, preventing Mitterer from controlling successfully.
Suarez Costa controls Mitterer momentarily but Mitterer frees himself.
Mitterer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suarez Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suarez Costa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mitterer connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez Costa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mitterer trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitterer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Suarez Costa sprawls well initially but Mitterer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Mitterer seems content to control.
Suarez Costa wants to improve his position but Mitterer is controlling well.
Mitterer trying to control the action but Suarez Costa is working from the bottom.
Mitterer stops Suarez Costa from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitterer lands with a punch from half guard.
Suarez Costa is looking to control Mitterer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suarez Costa avoid being mounted?
Mitterer winds up and cracks Suarez Costa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suarez Costa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mitterer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mitterer throws a strike but Suarez Costa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez Costa trying to keep a closed guard but Mitterer is proving a slippery customer.
Mitterer is looking to stand up but Suarez Costa won't let him.
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 Kyle Mitterer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mitterer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Suarez Costa or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitterer, which made it look bad.
Suarez Costa shoots in but Mitterer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mitterer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suarez Costa shoots in and drives through. Mitterer sprawls well.
Kyle Mitterer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Suarez Costa.
Suarez Costa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mitterer swivels and escapes.
Mitterer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mitterer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Suarez Costa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Suarez Costa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitterer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Suarez Costa is trying to stand up here but Mitterer is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mitterer trying to control from half guard but Suarez Costa is working away.
Suarez Costa has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mitterer is on him like a limpet, forcing Suarez Costa back against the cage.
Mitterer gets control of Suarez Costa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mitterer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mitterer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Suarez Costa preventing the sweep.
Suarez Costa is looking to stand up but Mitterer won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitterer wants to sweep but no luck.
Suarez Costa wants to control from the top but Mitterer keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mitterer wants to clinch but Suarez Costa slips to the side
and Suarez Costa counters with a one-two to the body.
Suarez Costa misses with a wild combination.
Mitterer is looking for a counter combo.
Mitterer feints and as Suarez Costa raises his hands in defense, Mitterer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez Costa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Suarez Costa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Suarez Costa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mitterer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitterer misses with a looping right.
Mitterer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suarez Costa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez Costa misses with a takedown attempt - Mitterer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Mitterer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Suarez Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Mitterer throws a nice looking combination but Suarez Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitterer leaves Suarez Costa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suarez Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mitterer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mitterer.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kyle Mitterer.
I think Mitterer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kyle Mitterer!
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energy
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hype
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