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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armad Bates (ranked 190 p4p, 209 weight class) and Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 24 p4p, 29 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armad Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates avoids the head kick by Costeau.
Bates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bates misses with a shot to the body
and Costeau counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bates scores with a jab to the body.
Bates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costeau throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Costeau connects with an inside leg kick.
Costeau tries a head kick but it misses.
Bates swings widly with a right hand
and Costeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been hearing reports that Bates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates tried to score with a low kick but Costeau checks it.
Costeau throws the left hand but Bates avoids the punch easily.
Costeau throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates misses with a body shot
and Costeau counters with an outside leg kick.
Bates throws an off balance right hand
and Costeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates lands with a good body shot.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
A nice side step and Costeau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A solid body kick from Costeau.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bates misses with a body punch
and Costeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bates takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau scores with the left hand. Bates knows he should have avoided that one.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Costeau counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates swings away with a body shot that misses
and Costeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Costeau.
Bates scores with the left hand. Costeau knows he should have avoided that one.
Costeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates misses with a shot to the body
and Costeau counters with a straight right hand.
Bates moves to clinch but Costeau breaks away
and Costeau counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good standup being displayed there by Costeau as he connects with a hook.
Bates scores with a body shot.
Bates slips under a jab.
Costeau misses with a straight left.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Costeau blocks a jab.
Costeau lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Costeau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bates.
Costeau thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Costeau is able to avoid easily.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costeau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bates with a body shot.
Bates misses with a body punch
and Costeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costeau checks the leg kick nicely there.
Costeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bates takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau 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.
Costeau looks to land a body kick but Bates moved away.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Bates.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bates.
A little jabbing left from Costeau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bates misses with a shot to the body
and Costeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau connects with an inside leg kick.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Costeau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Costeau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costeau defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Costeau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bates might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau lands with a shot to the body.
Costeau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costeau moves away.
Bates chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Costeau misses with an uppercut
and Bates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates misses the body punch
enabling Costeau to counter with a crisp jab.
Costeau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Costeau counters with a series of strikes. Bates will be more careful next time no doubt.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bates scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates throws a right hand that misses
and Costeau counters with a nice body shot.
Bates looks to land a right hand but Costeau moved out of range.
Costeau throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Bates takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Costeau - that will leave a mark!
Costeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costeau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau works Bates's body with a nice hook.
Costeau looks to land a body kick but Bates moved away.
Bates avoids the head kick by Costeau.
Bates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bates rushes Costeau and presses him up against the cage.
Costeau can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Bates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Costeau tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Costeau back against the cage.
Bates lands with a light punch inside.
Bates digs a right hand underneath Costeau's ribcage. Costeau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costeau lands with a light punch inside.
Bates lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Bates.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Costeau avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bates scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates misses with some punches.
Bates blocking some punches.
Bates pushes Costeau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Bates scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Costeau.
Costeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costeau tries to circle away but Bates has him pinned against the cage.
Costeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Costeau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bates moves out of range of the body kick from Costeau.
Costeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Bates throws a hook but Costeau avoids it easily.
It seemed like Costeau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bates takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Costeau scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates swings away with a body shot that misses
and Costeau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bates's knee momentarily.
Costeau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costeau manages to avoid it.
Costeau counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau throws a head kick but Bates moves out of range.
A cross from Bates lands.
Bates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costeau.
Bates tries to bum rush Costeau with a series of wild strikes but Costeau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Costeau lands a jab to Bates's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Costeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bates connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates misses with a straight left.
Costeau thinks about the counter body kick.
Costeau takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Bates swings away with a body shot that misses
and Costeau counters with a nice body kick.
Bates takes a swing at Costeau's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Costeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Costeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costeau throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Bates lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
Costeau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Costeau with the inside leg kick.
Costeau keeps the fight on the outside.
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates clobbers Costeau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Costeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates swings for the body but Costeau moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Costeau! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costeau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bates is looking to wear down Costeau with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Costeau defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
Costeau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Costeau lands with a nice body punch.
Bates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Costeau.
Costeau keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Costeau 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
An out of breath Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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