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Event:
Checkmate Championship 1
Date: Jun 06, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Costa dodges the punch combination from Torquilka.
Torquilka misses with a body punch
and De Costa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torquilka's knee momentarily.
Torquilka looks to land a combination but De Costa avoids it well.
Torquilka dips to his left and cracks De Costa with an uppercut!
A low kick lands for De Costa.
Torquilka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Costa can pounce on him.
Torquilka swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torquilka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Costa throws the kick towards the body but Torquilka avoids it.
De Costa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
De Costa connects with an inside leg kick.
De Costa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torquilka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torquilka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Costa flicks out a counter leg kick but Torquilka steps away.
De Costa avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Costa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Torquilka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Costa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Costa scores with a head kick. Torquilka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Torquilka moves out of range of the body kick from De Costa.
Torquilka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Torquilka misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL2#
De Costa closes the distance and pushes Torquilka back into the cage.#T2#
Torquilka looking to slow down the pace here.
De Costa works on Torquilka's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from De Costa as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torquilka blocking some punches.
De Costa lands a hook that snaps the head of Torquilka backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Torquilka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Costa lands a shot to the body.
De Costa digs a right hand into Torquilka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torquilka's gas tank.
Torquilka is breathing heavily.
De Costa tries to work over Torquilka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torquilka tries to stall but De Costa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Costa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Costa lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Costa slowing the pace effectively.
De Costa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Torquilka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Costa can turn it around.
De Costa lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
De Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Torquilka uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Costa tries a body shot but Torquilka blocks it.
De Costa lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Costa pushes Torquilka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Costa is working Torquilka over against the cage.
De Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Costa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Costa lands a hook that snaps the head of Torquilka backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Torquilka tries to circle away but De Costa has him pinned against the cage.
De Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Costa stalls. #T4#
De Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Costa misses with some punches.
De Costa lands a right hand.
De Costa gets through Torquilka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torquilka is trying to force a seperation but De Costa has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Costa lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Costa scores with a shoulder strike.
De Costa taking a breather.
De Costa lands a nice uppercut.
De Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torquilka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Costa tries to work over Torquilka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar De Costa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
De Costa tries to land a front kick but Torquilka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Torquilka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Costa lands a nice looking body kick.
Torquilka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Costa connects with a leg kick.
De Costa defending well as Torquilka loads up on a big left hand.
De Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torquilka manages to avoid it.
It looked like Torquilka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Costa.
De Costa throws a head kick that misses.
Torquilka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Costa tries to clinch up.
Torquilka connects with a nice looking jab.
De Costa feints and then cracks Torquilka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torquilka down.
De Costa lands a head kick!
#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by De Costa. That's going to slow Torquilka down.
De Costa throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Costa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Costa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torquilka. That did some damage!
Torquilka throws a combination that misses
and De Costa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torquilka's knee momentarily.
Torquilka misses with a double jab.
Torquilka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Costa.
De Costa lands a leg kick that knocks Torquilka off balance momentarily.
De Costa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Costa throws the left hand but Torquilka avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Torquilka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torquilka checks a low kick from De Costa.
Torquilka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Costa throws a head kick that misses.
De Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Torquilka misses its target.
Nice body kick from De Costa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torquilka misses with a few strikes there.
De Costa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torquilka takes a step back to recover.
De Costa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torquilka counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Costa!
De Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torquilka moves away.#T3#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Costa - that will leave a mark!
De Costa slips a jab and a cross from Torquilka.
Torquilka is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
De Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by De Costa.
De Costa blocks a jab.
Torquilka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Costa flicks out a counter leg kick but Torquilka steps away.
A solid body kick from De Costa.
Torquilka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cesar De Costa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torquilka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from De Costa.
Torquilka misses with a combination
and De Costa counters with a solid body kick. #T4#
A nice leg kick lands there from De Costa.
Torquilka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torquilka misses with a lunging right hand
and De Costa counters with a low kick, right behind Torquilka 's knee.
That kick from De Costa tenderised Torquilka's leg. Torquilka is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Costa feints and then cracks Torquilka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torquilka down.
Torquilka throws a poor cross that misses
and De Costa counters with a thumping low kick.
De Costa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Costa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torquilka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Costa can pounce on him.
Torquilka misses the shot to the body.
A cross from De Costa lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar De Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
De Costa closes the distance and clinches.
De Costa misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torquilka blocks an uppercut.
De Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Costa scores with a shot to the side of Torquilka's head.
De Costa lands an uppercut.
De Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Costa misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Costa lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torquilka blocks a body shot from De Costa.
De Costa working aggressively here.
De Costa leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Costa tries a body shot but Torquilka blocks it.
Cesar De Costa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1#
De Costa scores with a hook to the body.
Torquilka prevents a body shot from De Costa.
Torquilka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Costa works on Torquilka's body with a couple of short punches.
Torquilka tries to work over De Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Costa can't find room to land a body shot as Torquilka controls the action.
A right hand to the body from De Costa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torquilka takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
De Costa breaks the clinch.
Torquilka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Costa.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Costa.
#T2#
De Costa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Torquilka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Costa.
De Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torquilka's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from De Costa.
De Costa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Costa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Costa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Costa scoring well with a low kick there.
Torquilka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Torquilka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Costa defending well as Torquilka loads up on a big left hand.
Qualco Torquilka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Costa lunges at Torquilka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torquilka's hand.
Torquilka throws a nice looking combination but De Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torquilka swinging wildly here.
De Costa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Costa scores with a push kick.
De Costa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cesar De Costa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
A low kick lands for De Costa.
Torquilka looks to land a left hand but De Costa moved out of range nicely.
De Costa scores with a body shot.
De Costa scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torquilka misses with a double jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Costa. Torquilka shrugs it off though.
Torquilka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Costa thuds his shin into the meat of Torquilka's side.
De Costa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Torquilka rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by De Costa.
Qualco Torquilka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torquilka cracks De Costa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cesar De Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Costa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesar De Costa!
Cesar De Costa was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
Checkmate The Crowning Finale
Date: May 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Costa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones moves to clinch but De Costa breaks away
and De Costa counters with a nice body kick.
Jones closes the distance but De Costa moves to the side
and De Costa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Costa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Costa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Costa!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and De Costa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
De Costa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones tries to clinch up.#T1#
De Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from De Costa.
Jones looks winded!#KD#
De Costa lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! De Costa takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Jones is rocked!
Jones walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! De Costa swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cesar De Costa!
A very excited looking Cesar De Costa rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Checkmate Fight Night 6
Date: Apr 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Wonder misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from De Costa. #CL#
Wonder moves into the clinch.
De Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wonder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Costa misses with some punches.
De Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Wonder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wonder has a couple of punches blocked by De Costa.
Wonder lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Costa backwards.
Wonder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wonder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Costa backwards.
A short right from De Costa.
Wonder lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Costa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wonder.
De Costa is looking to break free of the clinch but Wonder has double underhooks.
De Costa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wonder blocks an uppercut.
Wonder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wonder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wonder lands a body punch.
Wonder lands with a right to the head. #T1#
A short right from De Costa on the inside.
Wonder blocks a body shot from De Costa.
Wonder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wonder has a couple of punches blocked by De Costa.
De Costa tries to work over Wonder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Costa tries to work over Wonder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wonder has a couple of punches blocked by De Costa.
Wonder misses with some punches.
De Costa blocks an uppercut.
De Costa throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Costa.
De Costa misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Costa working aggressively here.
De Costa can't find room to land a body shot as Wonder controls the action.
Wonder throws a punch but it's blocked by De Costa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Costa.
De Costa throws a head punch that misses.
Wonder lands with a short shot to the head.
De Costa working aggressively here.
De Costa misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Costa. #T2#
De Costa misses with a body punch.
De Costa tries to throw a body punch but Wonder avoids it by throwing De Costa back against the cage.
De Costa throws a head punch that misses.
De Costa misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wonder throws a head punch that misses.
De Costa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wonder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wonder working aggressively here.
Wonder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wonder has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wonder lands with a left to the head.
De Costa blocks an uppercut.
De Costa misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Wonder.
Wonder prevents a body shot from De Costa.
Wonder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wonder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wonder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonder controls his hands.
De Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wonder lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Costa backwards.
De Costa misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Wonder lands a nice uppercut.
De Costa is trying to maintain a safe position but Wonder gets an underhook and turns De Costa into the cage.
De Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wonder uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Costa misses with the head strike.
Wonder has a couple of punches blocked by De Costa.
Wonder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Costa tries to work over Wonder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wonder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Costa lands a shoulder strike.
De Costa misses with the head strike.
Wonder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wonder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wonder misses with a punch on the inside.
De Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wonder.
Wonder throws a punch but it's blocked by De Costa.
De Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wonder prevents a body shot from De Costa. #T4#
Wonder misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Costa misses with some punches.
Wonder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wonder. #ROC#
De Costa is rocked!
De Costa blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Wonder.
De Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Wonder finish him?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wonder scores with a shoulder strike.
Wonder unloads with a big right hand that wobbles De Costa! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Wonder is unloading with more strikes now! De Costa drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). One Wonder!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 03, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Whittaker darts in and clinches De Costa up against the cage.
De Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Costa throws a head punch that misses.
De Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whittaker's elbow.
Whittaker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for De Costa.
A left hand lands to the body for De Costa.
De Costa tries a body shot but Whittaker blocks it.
Whittaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Costa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by De Costa.
De Costa lands a hook that snaps the head of Whittaker backwards.
De Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whittaker.
De Costa digs a right hand underneath Whittaker's ribcage. Whittaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Costa lands with a left to the head.
Whittaker wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Whittaker.
#T1#
Whittaker wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Costa tries a body shot but Whittaker blocks it.
De Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
De Costa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Costa scores with a sloppy right hand. Whittaker should have avoided that one.
De Costa scores with a spinning back kick!
De Costa throws a hook to the side of Whittaker's head but Whittaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from De Costa misses its intended target.
Whittaker is looking for a counter combo.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Costa.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Costa.
Whittaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Costa tests Whittaker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whittaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whittaker swings widly with a right hand
and De Costa counters with a low kick, right behind Whittaker 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
De Costa clinches up with Whittaker and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
De Costa lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Costa.
De Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Costa tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Costa tries to throw a body punch but Whittaker avoids it by throwing De Costa back against the cage.
De Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Whittaker controls his hands.
De Costa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whittaker or not.
De Costa lands a nice uppercut.
De Costa lands with a left to the head.
De Costa lands a shot to the body.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from De Costa.
De Costa misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
De Costa breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
De Costa gets a clinch.
Whittaker blocks a body shot from De Costa.
De Costa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from De Costa.
Whittaker has had enough of the clinch but De Costa keeps him there for the moment.
De Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from De Costa.
De Costa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Costa prevents Whittaker from breaking the clinch.
De Costa prevents Whittaker from breaking the clinch.
De Costa presses Whittaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whittaker blocking some punches.
De Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Costa misses with a punch to the body.
De Costa misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for De Costa.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Costa.
Whittaker is trying to break the clinch but De Costa has him pressed against the cage. #T4#
De Costa works on Whittaker's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from De Costa fails to land.
De Costa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De Costa misses with some punches.
De Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whittaker working hard to break the clinch.
Whittaker tries to circle away but De Costa has him pinned against the cage.
De Costa tries a body shot but Whittaker blocks it.
De Costa tries a body shot but Whittaker blocks it.
De Costa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Costa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Costa lands a hook that snaps the head of Whittaker backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar De Costa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A nice inside leg kick there by De Costa. That's going to slow Whittaker down. #CL2#
De Costa moves into range and clinches up with Whittaker.
De Costa has Whittaker pushed against the cage.
De Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Costa lands a shot to the body.
De Costa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Costa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from De Costa.
De Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Whittaker.
De Costa lands a right hand.
De Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Costa cracks Whittaker with a nice body shot.
De Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Costa lands a body shot.
De Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Whittaker controls his hands.
#BC2#
De Costa breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
De Costa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
De Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Whittaker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Costa has him pressed against the cage.
De Costa lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, De Costa scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Costa tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Costa misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from De Costa - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by De Costa.
De Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whittaker wants to get back to striking at distance but De Costa won't allow it.
De Costa misses with a punch to the body.
De Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Costa tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Costa leaning against his opponent.
#T2#
De Costa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cesar De Costa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Costa tries a body shot but Whittaker blocks it.
De Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Whittaker controls his hands.
Whittaker blocks a body shot from De Costa.
De Costa lands with a light punch inside.
De Costa has Whittaker pressed against the cage, preventing Whittaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whittaker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by De Costa.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Costa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whittaker is trying to push De Costa away but De Costa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Costa throws a head punch that misses.
De Costa misses with a body punch.
De Costa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker is trying to break the clinch but De Costa is controlling him.#BC2#
De Costa breaks the clinch.
De Costa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cesar De Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
De Costa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whittaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
De Costa moves into the clinch successfully.
De Costa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whittaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Costa misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Whittaker controls his hands.
Whittaker blocks an uppercut.
De Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Whittaker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Costa misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Costa misses with a punch to the body.
De Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whittaker's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for De Costa.
#T4#
De Costa throws a head punch that misses.
De Costa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Costa slows down the pace here.
De Costa is stalling here.
Whittaker is trying to break free.
De Costa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whittakers head.
De Costa misses with a body punch.
De Costa lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Whittaker tries to circle away but De Costa has him pinned against the cage.
De Costa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from De Costa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar De Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Whittaker misses with a double jab
#CL2#
and De Costa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Costa presses Whittaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from De Costa.
De Costa lands a hook that snaps the head of Whittaker backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Costa.
De Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from De Costa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Costa scores with a hook to the body.
De Costa tries to throw a body punch but Whittaker avoids it by throwing De Costa back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from De Costa as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Costa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Costa pushes Whittaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from De Costa.
#T1#
De Costa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Costa tries a body shot but Whittaker blocks it.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from De Costa.
De Costa tries a body shot but Whittaker blocks it.
De Costa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whittakers head.
De Costa tries to throw a body punch but Whittaker avoids it by throwing De Costa back against the cage.
De Costa tries to throw a body punch but Whittaker avoids it by throwing De Costa back against the cage.
De Costa is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from De Costa fails to land.
A hook to the body from De Costa.
De Costa lands with a right to the head.
Whittaker tries to break free but De Costa pushes him back against the cage.
De Costa tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Whittaker. #T2#
De Costa misses with the head strike.
De Costa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Costa lands with a left to the head.
De Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Costa lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC2#
Whittaker is rocked!
De Costa presses Whittaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Whittaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Costa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whittaker backwards.
De Costa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whittaker.
De Costa lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Costa.
A short uppercut from De Costa.
De Costa lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Costa throws a big uppercut that drops Whittaker! More strikes from De Costa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Whittaker lies dazed against the cage as De Costa celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesar De Costa!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 22, 2020 |
#R1#
De Costa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belerens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beleren tries to clinch
and Beleren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD#
Beleren bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Beleren passes to full mount! That's big trouble for De Costa!
Beleren controlling the pace for now.
Beleren avoids the attempt from De Costa to control.
Beleren controlling the pace for now.
De Costa taking shots to the head. #SU#
Beleren gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Beleren doesn't manage to clinch there - De Costa circles away.
#T1#
De Costa scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Costa lands a jab to the head.
De Costa lands a leg kick that knocks Beleren off balance momentarily.
Beleren tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Costa defends well and Beleren ends up having to push De Costa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Beleren backing away here, and De Costa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Costa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Costa scores with a jab. Beleren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by De Costa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Costa lands a glancing blow to the side of Beleren's head.
De Costa cracks Beleren with an open hand slap.
Beleren tries for a takedown but De Costa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Costa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cesar De Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beleren dives in and grabs De Costa's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Costa pushes down on Beleren's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Beleren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Costa cracks Beleren with a good jab.#T2#
De Costa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Costa lands a nice shot to the body.
Beleren is breathing heavily.
De Costa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Costa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beleren's calf.
Beleren shoots in but De Costa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Costa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beleren fails to land the takedown.
De Costa thows a body kick. Beleren tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T3#
De Costa lands a nice shot that snaps Beleren's head back.
De Costa pounces like a tiger and cracks Beleren with a vicious hook! Beleren is down but not out! De Costa follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cesar De Costa!
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