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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Strickland (ranked 1572 p4p, 1839 weight class) and Kyoto Costa (ranked 180 p4p, 211 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent MT
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deangelo Strickland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyoto Costa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strickland throws a series of punches but Costa avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Costa.
Costa looks for a takedown but Strickland sprawls well.
Costa throws a leg kick but Strickland sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Strickland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Costa jabs Strickland to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Costa thuds a left hand into Strickland's body.
Strickland tests Costa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strickland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strickland swings widly with a right hand
and Costa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Strickland misses.
Costa throws a hook to the side of Strickland's head but Strickland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Costa moves away from the strike by Strickland.
Costa blocks a jab.
Costa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've been told by Strickland's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strickland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Strickland as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Costa misses.
Strickland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costa lands the left hand.
Costa moves away from the strike by Strickland.
Strickland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Strickland looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
Costa lands a nice shot to the body.
Costa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Costa connects with a body shot that sends Strickland's belly button to the back.
Strickland misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Costa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Costa slips under a jab.
Strickland checks a leg kick.
Strickland looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
Costa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Strickland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strickland.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Costa! But no joy.
Strickland changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Strickland throws a hook but Costa avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland misses with a hook. Costa ducked under it nicely.
Strickland throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Strickland.
Strickland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deangelo Strickland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa lands with a nice body punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Costa.
Costa moves out of range as Strickland strikes.
Costa thuds a left hand into Strickland's body.
Strickland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Strickland.
Costa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Strickland appears to be looking for a big counter.
Strickland lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Costa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strickland swivels and escapes.
Deangelo Strickland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyoto Costa.
Strickland checks a low kick from Costa.
Strickland with a hook.
Costa tries to clinch there but Strickland circles away.
Strickland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Costa blocks a jab.
Costa misses with a looping right.
Strickland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Costa throws a hook but Strickland blocks it.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strickland looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
Strickland throws a low kick, looking for Costa's leg but Costa calmly moves out of range.
Costa tries to land a leg kick but Strickland saw it coming and moves away.
Costa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strickland.
Nice defenses there by Costa.
Strickland walks into a jab.
Costa throws a hook but Strickland avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Strickland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strickland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strickland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costa to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Strickland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strickland misses with a hook.
Costa lands the left hand.
Costa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Strickland's hands.
A clash of legs there as Strickland blocks the low kick.
Costa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Strickland had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Costa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strickland throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strickland scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Costa looks to land a left hand but Strickland moved out of range nicely.
Strickland dips to his left and cracks Costa with an uppercut!
Strickland connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Costa momentarily.
Costa looks to score with a jab to the body but Strickland is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strickland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Costa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Strickland quickly recovers to half guard.
Costa content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Deangelo Strickland will probably get the nod.
That's time! Strickland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strickland darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strickland throws a shot to the body.
Strickland misses with a hook.
Costa wants to counter the offense by Strickland and move into the clinch position.
Strickland tries a head kick but it misses.
Costa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strickland scores with the left hand. Costa knows he should have avoided that one.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Strickland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strickland tests Costa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Costa throws out a leg kick but Strickland moves out of range and Costa only half commits.
Strickland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Costa circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa tries to work over Strickland's front leg with a kick but Strickland checks it.
Costa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Strickland throws a head kick that Costa semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa slips a straight right by Strickland.
Kyoto Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strickland misses with an uppercut.
Strickland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Deangelo Strickland is winning the standup battle so far.
Costa throws a hook but Strickland blocks it.
Strickland looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Strickland - just one landing.
Costa checks a leg kick.
Strickland fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Strickland misses.
Costa looks to land a combination but Strickland avoids it well.
Costa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strickland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Strickland misses its intended target.
Strickland lands with an uppercut that bounces Costa off the cage and back into range.
Strickland slips a straight right by Costa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Strickland checks it well.
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strickland lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Strickland. Costa shrugs it off though.
Strickland throws a big shot that misses.
Costa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Costa dives in for a single leg takedown but Strickland sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Deangelo Strickland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyoto Costa.
Strickland tries to bum rush Costa with a series of wild strikes but Costa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strickland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Costa looks to land a left hand but Strickland moved out of range nicely.
Strickland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Strickland looks to land a right hand but Costa moved out of range.
Strickland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strickland throws a right hand that Costa ducks under and follows up with a left that Costa also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Strickland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Costa.
Costa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Strickland misses its intended target.
Costa misses with a low kick.
Costa dives in and grabs Strickland's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strickland pushes down on Costa's head and hops out.
Strickland throwing a counter right hand but Costa manages to avoid it.
Costa tries to score with a low kick but Strickland moves his leg out of the way.
Strickland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Costa. That did some damage!
Strickland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Costa thuds his right hand into Strickland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strickland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costa can do to turn this around?
Strickland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strickland throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range.
Strickland misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Strickland checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Costa throws a shot to the body.
Costa avoids the body shot from Strickland.
Costa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Costa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa lands an elbow.
Costa in side control, throwing shots but Strickland defends.
Costa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Costa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Costa prefers to stall for the moment though.
Costa trying to control the position but Strickland is working away.
Strickland wants to control but Costa postures up.
Strickland is not content to let Costa control the position.
Strickland is trying to control Costa's posture but Costa avoids it.
Costa throws a strike aimed at the side of Strickland's head but Strickland avoids it well.
Strickland struggling a bit here.
Strickland throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deangelo Strickland dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Costa - just one landing.
Costa misses with a straight right.
Strickland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
Costa checks a leg kick nicely.
Costa misses with a low kick.
Strickland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Costa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Strickland.
Costa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Costa goes for a double leg but Strickland avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Strickland continues to drive forward.
Costa feints and as Strickland raises his hands in defense, Costa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Costa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Strickland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strickland pulls Costa in close to his closed guard and prevents Costa from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa wants to control from the top but Strickland keeps moving.
Strickland trying to control the position.
Costa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Strickland working a defensive guard here.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Strickland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Costa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strickland.
Kyoto Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Costa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Strickland has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strickland and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Costa clobbers Strickland with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A cross from Costa lands.
Strickland misses with a hook.
Strickland throws a poor cross that misses
and Costa counters with a stiff right hand.
Costa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Costa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strickland as he jumps to the side.
Strickland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Costa.
Costa misses with a low kick.
Strickland throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa misses with a low kick.
Costa lands a nice hook to Strickland's body. Strickland takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Strickland.
Strickland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a big shot that misses.
Costa misses with an uppercut
and Strickland counters with a straight right hand.
Strickland connects with the punch.
Strickland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costa.
A big left from Costa misses.
Strickland swats away the attempt to clinch by Costa.
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strickland is looking to counter punch.
Costa throws out a leg kick but Strickland moves out of range and Costa only half commits.
Strickland slips a straight right by Costa.
An attempted straight right counter from Strickland misses the target.
Strickland lands a jab.
Costa swings for the body but Strickland moves out of range.
A big right from Strickland misses.
Costa throws a big shot that misses.
Costa missing with a left hand there. Strickland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Costa misses.
Strickland lands a really nice looking cross but Costa seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Costa, as that shot connected.
Strickland misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strickland throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strickland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Strickland throws a body shot but no joy.
Strickland misses with a looping right.
Strickland leaves Costa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deangelo Strickland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyoto Costa.
Costa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Strickland lands a jab to the nose.
Costa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costa.
Costa lands a lovely overhand right.
Some bone on bone action there as Strickland checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Deangelo Strickland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strickland works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strickland looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyoto Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strickland 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deangelo Strickland!
Deangelo Strickland tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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