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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Costa (ranked 3271 p4p, 26001 weight class) and Great Teradur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Great Teradur is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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179 cm 25 143 1 - 0 - 0 |
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166 cm 18 133 3 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling Brawler Very strong |
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Good takedowns Dangerous knees Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Costa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Great Teradur! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Teradur!
Costa decides to take the fight back to the feet. Teradur shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Costa as he avoids it easily. Costa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Costa pushes Teradur up against the cage in a clinch.
Costa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Costa not doing much here.
Costa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Costa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Costa wants to free his trapped foot but Teradur is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Costa stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Teradur to get to his feet.
Costa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Costa wants to pass the guard but Teradur is keeping the position. Costa is pushing down on Teradur's leg trying to pass to half guard. Teradur is fighting to maintain full guard but Costa has managed to sneak the leg through.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Teradur is trying to stand up here but Costa is controlling him well. Costa content to control rather than advance. Costa wants to stand up but Teradur is controlling the position.
Costa trying to control the pace. Costa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
 The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Teradur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Despite the aggression on Teradur's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Costa manages to pull guard.
Costa is controlling Teradur's posture. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Costa pulls Teradur in close to prevent any damage. Costa wants to stand and escape but Teradur is having none of it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Teradur is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Costa has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Teradur is looking to defend but Costa has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Teradur! Costa pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Teradur taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Silvio Costa!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
26% |
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