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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnathon Whittaker (ranked 5112 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar De Costa (ranked 4066 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Johnathon Whittaker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnathon Whittaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cesar De Costa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
De Costa clinches up with Whittaker and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
De Costa breaks the clinch.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Costa. That's going to slow Whittaker down.
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.
De Costa breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Costa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Costa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whittaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Whittaker misses with a double jab
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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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