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Event:
The Island Season 8, 185 lbs, Round 1
Date: Aug 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Costa with a poor takedown #CL#
and Conford moves into the clinch.
Conford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa tries to pull guard but Conford holds him up against the cage and eventually Costa drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Conford.
A right hook to the body lands for Conford.
Costa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Conford is defending well.
Andrew Conford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borrachinha Costa .
Conford lands a shot to the body.
Conford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Costa s head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Conford smiles and moves away.
Conford cracks a nice hook into Costa 's ribs.#T1#
Costa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Conford connects with a body shot that sends Costa 's belly button to the back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Costa or perhaps it was just good defense by Conford, which made it look bad.
Conford swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Conford cracks a nice hook into Costa 's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conford.
Costa gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Conford gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Costa is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Conford!
Andrew Conford decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
IXF 46
Date: Jul 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Franklin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Costa quickly recovers to half guard.
Franklin is thwarting Costa 's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Franklin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Costa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Franklin thows a huge punch but Costa dodges it nicely.
#SUB2#
Franklin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Costa defends it well.
Franklin wants to take a breather but Costa is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa gets full guard.#SUB#
Costa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Franklin defends it easily.
Franklin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1#
Costa keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Costa working for a triangle but Franklin defends it easily.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
Franklin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Costa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Franklin has passed into side control.
Franklin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Franklin trying to control the action but Costa is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin landing strikes. #T2##SUB2#
Franklin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Franklin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Costa tries to bench press Franklin off him but Franklin keeps the position.
Costa tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Franklin easily slips into full mount!
Franklin raining down hammerfists from mount.#SUB2#
Franklin has control of Costa 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Costa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Franklin raining down shots from the mount!
Costa tries to lock up and control but Franklin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Franklin lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin dominating with strikes here.#ROC2#
Costa is rocked!#T3#
Franklin looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Costa covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Franklin!
Wayne Franklin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
IXF 41
Date: Jul 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Weight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Costa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costa with the counter takedown but Weight avoids it easily.
Costa tries to move into range but Weight moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Weight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Weight.
Costa slips under a jab from Weight.
Costa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Weight defends it well.
Costa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Costa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL#
Weight has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Costa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Weight is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Costa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Weight smiles and moves away.
Middle Weight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borrachinha Costa .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Costa . #T1#
Weight misses with an uppercut.
Weight cracks Costa with a good jab.
Weight with a jab.#ROC#
Costa is rocked!
Costa tries to get into range but Weight steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Costa ! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Weight scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Middle Weight!
Middle Weight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
IXF 35
Date: Jun 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Costa misses with a takedown
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Jordan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jordan.
Costa tries for a takedown but Jordan circles away easily
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Jordan catches Costa right on the button with a cross.
Jordan scores with a hook to the body. Costa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa with a poor takedown
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hal Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borrachinha Costa .
Costa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Jordan sizes up Costa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jordan cracks Costa with an open hand slap.
Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Costa misses its intended target.
Costa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa feints the counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jordan.
Jordan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Costa takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2#
Costa ducks right into an uppercut from Jordan.
Costa shoots for a takedown but Jordan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jordan lands a really nice looking cross but Costa seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Jordan coming out on top.
Jordan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jordan works the jab nicely.
Jordan tests Costa 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jordan thuds his right hand into Costa 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hal Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Costa at a distance.
Jordan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T3#
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Jordan.
Jordan cracks a nice hook into Costa 's ribs.
Costa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Costa has his takedown stuffed
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jordan misses with an uppercut. Costa saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Jordan coming out on top.
Jordan throws a hook to the side of Costa 's head but Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
Costa has his takedown stuffed
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Costa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa has his takedown stuffed
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jordan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Costa .
Jordan cracks Costa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Jordan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Jordan misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Costa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jordan's guard.
Jordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Costa .
Costa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jordan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Costa .
Costa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jordan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Costa is looking to work some ground and pound but Jordan has wrist control.
Costa throws an elbow that misses. Jordan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Costa 's guard. Nice move by Jordan!#REVR##SUB2#
Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa wants to sweep here but Jordan controlling him for the moment.
Jordan's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1##SUB2#
Costa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Costa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jordan defends well.
Jordan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jordan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jordan wants to get up but he can't break Costa 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jordan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Costa has his foot on Jordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jordan works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Costa is looking for a triangle but Jordan pushes his legs off easily.
Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Costa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jordan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costa is keeping the position for now.
Jordan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Costa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jordan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T3##SUB2#
Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jordan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jordan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Costa wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Costa working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Costa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jordan has picked Costa up and slammed him! Costa can't keep hold of the triangle and Jordan manages to pass to side control!
Jordan controls the position from side control.
Jordan tries to stand but Costa is controlling his head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costa can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borrachinha Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Costa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Costa 's head backwards.
Jordan with a hook.
Jordan throws a hook but Costa avoids it easily.
Costa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jordan's corner calls for a 1-2. Jordan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jordan counters with a right hand to the body.
Jordan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Costa tries to counter it with a takedown but Jordan pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Costa blocks a jab.
Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Costa on the side of the head.
Jordan throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Jordan. Beautiful body shot.
Jordan thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Costa with a poor takedown
letting Jordan counter with a right hand.
Hal Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borrachinha Costa .
Jordan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hal Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costa shoots and misses
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Costa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Costa misses with a takedown
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Costa walks into a left hand.
Costa misses with a takedown
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Jordan cracks Costa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Costa misses
letting Jordan counter with a right hand.
Jordan lands a slapping body shot.
Costa dives in for a single leg takedown but Jordan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jordan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hal Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T4#
Costa misses with a shot to the body
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Costa thinking.
Jordan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jordan scores with a nice head shot.
Jordan lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Jordan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jordan.
Jordan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Costa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Costa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordan throws out the jab.
Jordan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jordan digs a good body shot into Costa 's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hal Jordan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jordan 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hal Jordan!
After winning the bout, Hal Jordan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 20, 2018 |
#R1#
A low kick from Dante misses #TD2#
and Costa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Costa prevents Dante from getting back to his feet.
Costa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dante knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Costa on the ground.
Dante keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Dante wants to stand and escape but Costa is having none of it.
Costa postures up in Dante's guard and throws a big left but Dante blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Dante is keeping the position.
Dante is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Costa is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa throws a big elbow that misses.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
Costa landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Dante is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dante working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Costa .
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Costa 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dante has momentary wrist control but Costa slips an elbow through the middle.
Costa works over Dante with some ground and pound from guard.#ROC2#
Dante is rocked!
Costa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh Dante is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Costa postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Dante covers up, he's hurt! Costa keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Costa and the ref steps in to end the fight! Costa can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borrachinha Costa !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 02, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Lawson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Costa tries to buck Lawson off but Lawson is having none of it.
Costa regains half guard.
Lawson not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lawson trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Lawson seems to be working for a kimura but Costa defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Costa won't allow Lawson to pass to mount. #SUB#
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lawson is thwarting Costa 's attempts to control the position.
Lawson 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.
Costa wants to get back to full guard.
Lawson is keen to just control but Costa is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Costa actively working from the bottom here.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
Costa manages to get to full guard.
Lawson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Costa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Costa controls Lawson momentarily but Lawson frees himself. #SUB#
Costa pushes a forearm under Lawson 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lawson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Borrachinha Costa !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Morte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pedro Morte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa takes one on the button.
Morte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morte 's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morte 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morte cracks Costa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morte missing with a left hand there. Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morte moves away from the strike by Costa .
Morte wants to counter the offense by Costa and move into the clinch position.
Costa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Morte shows good takedown defense.
Morte throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Costa counters with a single leg into guard. Morte didn't expect that.
Costa works over Morte with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Costa .
Costa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Costa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Costa .
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Costa stops Morte from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Costa connects with a couple of short punches.
Costa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Costa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Costa postures up.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Morte is retaining full guard.
Costa throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Costa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Costa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Costa throwing strikes but missing.
Costa landing with the ground and pound.
Costa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morte 's head.#T2#
Costa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morte is looking to stand up but Costa isn't so interested in that idea.
Costa wants to control from the top but Morte keeps moving.
Costa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morte has momentary wrist control but Costa slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Costa 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Costa works over Morte with some ground and pound from guard.
Costa pushing down on Morte 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costa . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Costa lands with a punch from half guard.
Costa drops an elbow to the side of Morte 's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morte wants to improve his position but Costa is controlling well.
Costa wants to take a breather but Morte is having none of it. #T3##SUB#
Costa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Costa thows a huge punch but Morte dodges it nicely.
Costa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morte !
Morte keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Costa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Costa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Costa scoring with strikes but Morte is staying in there.
Morte is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T4#
Costa avoids the attempt from Morte to control.
Costa lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Costa raining down shots from the mount!
Morte is bucking up trying to escape but Costa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Morte that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Costa lands a big shot there that rocks Morte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Costa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#ROC#
Morte is rocked!
Costa cracks Morte with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borrachinha Costa !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Jab from Qayan.
Qayan looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
Costa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qayan. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Costa tries to counter it with a takedown but Qayan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Qayan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Costa shoots in for a double leg but Qayan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Qayan misses the target.
Qayan throws a shot from downtown. Costa moves away and avoids it.
Qayan misses with a hook
#TD2#
and Costa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Qayan trying to control but Costa postures up.
Ground and pound from Costa .
Qayan is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Qayan looking for submissions off his back.
Costa lands strikes from half guard.#T1##SUB#
Qayan looking for submissions off his back.
Costa wants to take a breather but Qayan is having none of it. #SUB2#
Costa wants to work for an arm triangle but Qayan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Qayan looking for submissions off his back.
Costa missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Costa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Costa moves into full mount! Qayan won't be happy about that!
Qayan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T2#
Qayan regains half guard.
Qayan is staying active underneath Costa , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Costa lands a nice short elbow.
Costa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Costa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Qayan's head.
Costa trying to control from half guard but Qayan is working away.
Qayan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Costa .
Costa 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.
Qayan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Costa lands a nice short elbow.
Costa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Costa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Qayan's head.
Qayan trying to control but Costa postures up.
#T3#
Qayan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Costa is working for a kimura but Qayan is defending it quite comfortably.
Costa throwing shots but Qayan is blocking nicely.
Costa trying to control the action but Qayan is working from the bottom.
Costa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Qayan is looking to control Costa 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Qayan avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Costa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Qayan sees it coming and defends easily.
Qayan is trying to control but can't.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Qayan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Costa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB#
Qayan looking for submissions off his back.
Qayan is trying to get back to full guard.
Costa trying to control from half guard but Qayan is working away.
Costa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Costa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Qayan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Qayan is in trouble now - Costa has advanced to mount!
Costa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Qayan's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borrachinha Costa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Qayan misses the target.
Qayan misses with a combination
#TD2#
and Costa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Qayan keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
Costa advances to half guard.
Costa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa working Qayan over with strikes.
Costa drops an elbow to the side of Qayan's head.
Costa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Costa lands with a punch from half guard.
Costa lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Costa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Costa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Qayan is staying active underneath Costa , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Costa is thwarting Qayan's attempts to control the position.
Qayan taking some punishment here, with Costa in his half guard.
Costa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Qayan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Qayan has momentary wrist control but Costa slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Qayan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Costa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Qayan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Costa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Costa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
Qayan looking to control.
Costa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Qayan keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Qayan trying to keep a closed guard but Costa is proving a slippery customer.
Costa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Costa cracks Qayan with a solid left hand.
Costa working some strikes from top position.#ROC2#
Qayan is rocked!
Costa landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Qayan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Costa postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Qayan covers up, he's hurt! Costa keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Costa and the ref steps in to end the fight! Costa can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borrachinha Costa !
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Date: Apr 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Qayan moves out of range of the strikes.
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Qayan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Costa .
Qayan tries to clinch up#TD2#
and Costa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Costa .
Costa is looking to work some ground and pound but Qayan has wrist control.
Costa is looking to work some ground and pound but Qayan has wrist control.
Costa works over Qayan with some ground and pound from guard.
Costa throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Qayan is keeping the position for now.
Costa is looking to work some ground and pound but Qayan has wrist control.
Qayan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qayan is trying to hold Costa in close to prevent damage but Costa has managed to pass into half guard.
Costa thows a huge punch but Qayan dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Costa .
Costa winds up and cracks Qayan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Costa working Qayan over with strikes.
Costa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Qayan to regain full guard. #SUB2#
Costa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Qayan working a defensive guard here.
Costa looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Costa is in close to Qayan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Costa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Qayan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Costa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Costa pushing down on Qayan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Qayan wants to control but Costa is keeping busy.
Costa thows a huge punch but Qayan dodges it nicely.
Qayan is trying to control but can't.
Costa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Qayan tries to roll over but Costa keeps him under control.
Costa is nestled in close to Qayan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Costa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Costa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Costa there.
Costa with the ground and pound but Qayan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Costa stands up over Qayan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Costa postures up in Qayan's guard and throws a big left but Qayan blocks it.
Costa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Costa throws a big right hand that misses.
Qayan is trying to control the position but Costa postures up.
Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Costa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Qayan's head.
Costa postures up in Qayan's guard and throws a big left but Qayan blocks it.
Costa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T4#
Costa lands a couple of digs.
Qayan is trying to keep Costa in close.
Qayan keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Costa lands a couple of elbows.
Costa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Qayan's head.
Costa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Costa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Costa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Qayan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Costa is looking to work some ground and pound but Qayan has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borrachinha Costa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Costa shoots for a double leg takedown but Qayan sprawls well. He's pushed Costa 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #TD2#
Costa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Qayan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costa postures up.
Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Qayan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Costa throwing strikes from guard but Qayan blocks nicely.
Costa throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Qayan can't keep his opponent in guard - Costa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Costa 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.
Qayan is trying to control but can't.
#T1#
Costa lands strikes from half guard.
Costa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Costa lands with a punch from half guard.
Costa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Qayan trying to control but Costa postures up.
Costa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Costa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Costa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Qayan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Costa .
Costa trying to mount his opponent but Qayan defends it.
Costa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Qayan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Qayan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Qayan is concentrating on defense, preventing Costa from advancing position.
Costa thows a huge punch but Qayan dodges it nicely.
Costa drops an elbow to the side of Qayan's head.
Qayan is refusing to be controlled, as Costa sits in half guard.
Costa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Costa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Qayan is looking to control Costa 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Qayan avoid being mounted?
Qayan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Costa . #T3#
Qayan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Costa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Costa lands strikes from half guard.
Costa throwing shots but Qayan is blocking nicely.
Costa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Qayan is refusing to be controlled, as Costa sits in half guard.
Qayan wants to improve his position but Costa is controlling well.
Qayan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Costa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Costa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Qayan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Costa .
Qayan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Costa .
Qayan is trying to maintain the position but Costa is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
Costa drops an elbow to the side of Qayan's head.
Costa working Qayan over with strikes.
Qayan is looking to control Costa 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Qayan avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Costa is working for a submission of some sort.
Costa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Costa winds up and cracks Qayan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Qayan is trying to maintain the position but Costa is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Costa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Qayan is just riding it out for now. Costa eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borrachinha Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Costa tries for a takedown but Qayan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Qayan throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Costa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Qayan can't keep his opponent in guard - Costa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB2#
Costa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Costa is trying to control. Qayan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Costa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa slips a nice elbow through Qayan's hands, connecting with Qayan's forehead.
Qayan is trying to control but Costa passes into side control!
#SUB2#
Costa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Qayan, who protects the arm well.
Costa working the ground and pound. #T1#
Qayan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Costa wants to control but Qayan is keeping him busy.
Borrachinha Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Qayan throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Qayan wants to control but Costa postures up.
Qayan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Costa scoring with punches and elbows. #SUB2#
Costa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Costa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Guyug Qayan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SUB2#
Costa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Qayan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Costa trying to control the position but Qayan is working away.
Costa scores with punches from side control.
Costa controls the position.
Costa cracks Qayan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Costa working away.
Costa trying to control the action but Qayan is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T3#
Sloppy strikes there by Costa .
Costa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Costa trying to control the action but Qayan is working from the bottom.
Costa landing a few strikes.
Qayan is looking for a sweep.
Costa working the head and body with strikes.
Costa is chipping away with strikes.
Costa scores with punches from side control.
Costa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Qayan throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Costa lands some shots froms side control.#T4#
Qayan tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Costa blocks the strikes from Qayan.
Qayan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Costa scores with punches from side control.
Costa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #SUB2#
Costa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Costa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Qayan throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Qayan is trying to get back to half guard.
Costa scoring with punches and elbows.
Costa scoring with punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borrachinha Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Costa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borrachinha Costa !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Bubeyes tries to clinch up#TD#
and Costa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa passes Bubeyes 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Costa is nestled in close to Bubeyes , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bubeyes has hold of Costa 's hands but Costa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Costa drops an elbow to the side of Bubeyes 's head. #ROC#
Bubeyes is rocked!
Costa scores with a big shot! Bubeyes 's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Bubeyes ! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borrachinha Costa !
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