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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 511 p4p, 564 weight class) and Raminus Polus (ranked 75 p4p, 84 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polus throws a hook but Costeau avoids it easily.
Costeau missing with a left hand there. Polus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Polus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costeau throws out the jab.
Costeau checks a leg kick nicely.
Polus ducks under a wild hook from Costeau.
Costeau stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Costeau wants it to stay on the feet.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Costeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Polus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Polus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costeau.
Good work by Costeau as he checks the leg kick.
Polus misses with a low kick as Costeau jumps back.
Costeau is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Polus ducks under a wild hook from Costeau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Raminus Polus has been cut.
Polus rushes Costeau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Costeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Polus slips under a jab from Costeau.
Costeau throws out a loose jab but Polus uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Polus. That's going to slow Costeau down.
Costeau misses the shot to the body.
And Polus tries to counter it with a takedown but Costeau pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Polus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Costeau.
Polus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Costeau smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Costeau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Polus with a nice calf kick.
Costeau takes a swing at Polus's ribcage but misses.
Polus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Costeau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Polus moves out of range as Costeau strikes.
Polus scores with a body shot.
Polus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costeau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polus ducks under a wild hook from Costeau.
And Polus tries to counter it with a takedown but Costeau pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Polus lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costeau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Costeau throws a hook but Polus blocks it.
Polus ducks under a wild hook from Costeau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Polus misses the target.
Polus dives in and grabs Costeau's left leg, looking for a takedown. Costeau pushes down on Polus's head and hops out.
Polus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raminus Polus.
Polus thumps Costeau with a low kick.
Polus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costeau swings for the body but Polus moves out of range.
Polus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Polus.
Polus swings wildly with an uppercut but Costeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costeau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Polus misses with a punch on the inside.
Costeau breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Polus's head backwards.
Costeau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Polus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Polus missing with a left hand there. Costeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costeau throws a jab when Polus was well out of range.
Polus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costeau moves away.
Costeau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Polus.
Costeau looks to land a left hand but Polus moved out of range nicely.
Costeau is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some bone on bone action there as Costeau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Polus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Costeau misses its intended target.
Costeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Costeau misses.
Polus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Polus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Costeau quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polus is pressing down on Costeau's thigh, looking to free his foot. Costeau is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polus is working for a kimura but Costeau is defending it quite comfortably.
Costeau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Costeau is doing well to control the position and prevent Polus from advancing to side control.
Costeau is not content to let Polus control the position.
Polus seems to be working for a kimura but Costeau defends the submission attempt.
Polus passes the guard and advances to mount!
Polus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Costeau is looking to escape.
Polus avoids the attempt from Costeau to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raminus Polus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Costeau misses with a body shot.
Polus throws a sloppy body shot
and Polus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Costeau misses.
Polus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Costeau defends it well.
Costeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Polus.
Polus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Polus. Beautiful body shot.
Polus slips a straight right by Costeau.
Costeau loads up on a big right hand but Polus slips the punch.
Polus with the counter takedown but Costeau avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Polus is looking to score with low kicks.
Polus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costeau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Polus moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus darts in looking for a takedown but Costeau gets double underhooks and turns Polus into the cage.
Costeau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Costeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Polus is just out of range.
Polus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Polus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus 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.
Costeau trying to hold on to Polus's head to control him but Polus postures up.
Polus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Costeau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Costeau is defending against the submission attempts here by Polus.
Polus seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costeau works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Costeau not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Polus trying to control the position from guard on top but Costeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polus looking to pass the guard.
Polus forces his way into half guard.
Costeau is trying to stand up here but Polus is controlling him well.
Polus is pressing down on Costeau's thigh, looking to free his foot. Costeau is holding on for now.
Costeau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Costeau is trying to stand back up but Polus is controlling him
Well, if Polus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Costeau is concentrating on defense, preventing Polus from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau moves into full guard.
Polus stops Costeau from standing up.
Costeau controls Polus momentarily but Polus frees himself.
Polus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Polus seems to be working for a kimura but Costeau defends the submission attempt.
Costeau is trying to stand.
Costeau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Polus.
Costeau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Polus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Costeau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Polus is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Polus trying to control but Costeau is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costeau wants to hold on but Polus pushes him away.
Polus looking to finish with strikes here!
Costeau is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Polus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Polus unloads with some shots from mount but Costeau bucks and avoids them well.
Polus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Costeau is looking to escape.
Polus working for a submission but Costeau is keeping him at bay.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Polus takes Costeau's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Costeau is in trouble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raminus Polus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Costeau.
Costeau scores with a hook to the body. Polus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Costeau misses with a hook.
Polus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Costeau rather than just go for the knockout.
Costeau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Polus.
Costeau checks a low kick from Polus.
Costeau misses with an uppercut.
Costeau cracks Polus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Costeau misses the jab.
Costeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polus.
Costeau cracks Polus with a good jab.
Polus scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus moves forwards but Costeau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Polus wants to land a leg kick but Costeau is out of range.
Costeau throws a big shot that misses.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau is winning the standup battle so far.
Costeau cracks Polus with a right hand to the side of 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!
Costeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau throws a looping overhand right but Polus ducks down to avoid it.
Costeau lands a slapping body shot.
Polus tries to close the distance and clinch but Costeau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costeau appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Polus ducks right into an uppercut from Costeau.
Polus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costeau throws out the jab.
Costeau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Polus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costeau.
Polus moves out of range of the strikes.
Polus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Costeau lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Costeau.
Polus slips a jab from Costeau.
Polus throws a hook but Costeau avoids it easily.
Costeau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Costeau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Polus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Costeau at a distance.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raminus Polus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polus throws a low kick, looking for Costeau's leg but Costeau calmly moves out of range.
Polus avoids the body shot from Costeau.
Costeau checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Polus.
Polus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Raminus Polus has got the better of the ground game so far.
A lull in the action here as Polus stalls from top position.
Polus is continuing to stall.
Costeau is looking for a sweep.
Polus is looking to take a break and control but Costeau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Polus in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Polus controlling from side mount.
Polus's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Polus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Polus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Costeau keeps working.
Costeau is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Polus has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Costeau holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Polus is looking to take a break and control but Costeau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Costeau pushes Polus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Polus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Costeau is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Polus politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Polus prefers to stall for the moment though.
Polus working away.
Polus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Costeau keeps working.
Costeau throws Polus to one side and escapes!
Costeau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Costeau throws out a loose jab but Polus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Polus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raminus Polus!
After winning the bout, Raminus Polus 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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