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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Urban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Urban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Costanza!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urban rushes Costanza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Costanza wants to stall.
Urban has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Costanza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Urban is trying to trip Costanza. He has hold of a leg but Costanza is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Urban persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Urban is stalling in the full guard.
Urban seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Costanza for as long as he can get away with.
Urban prevents Costanza from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza being controlled here, momentarily.
Urban prevents Costanza from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Costanza scores with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Costanza. No joy for Urban on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Costanza as Urban shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Urban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urban scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Urban is breathing heavily.
Urban controls the position.
Costanza is trying to buck Urban off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urban controlling the position from side mount.
Costanza wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Urban takes a little break here. Costanza wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Costanza explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Urban will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Costanza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urban fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Costanza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Urban counters by clinching up.
Urban goes for a takedown attempt but Costanza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Urban fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Urban looks for a takedown but Costanza sprawls well.
Urban shoots in for a takedown but Costanza shows good takedown defense.
Urban shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Urban tries to clinch up but Costanza circles away and keeps his distance.
Urban closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costanza throws Urban to one side and escapes!
Urban fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Costanza tries to clinch there but Urban circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Urban or perhaps it was just good defense by Costanza which made him look bad.
Costanza throws a series of strikes that have Urban backpedaling.
Urban closes this distance looking for a takedown but Costanza circles away.
Costanza wants to clinch.
Bobby Urban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urban shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Urban looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Costanza is fending him off so far but Urban persists. Nope, Costanza circles away and we're back to standing.
Urban stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costanza.
Nice sprawl there from Costanza as Urban shoots in.
A good leg kick by Costanza.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costanza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costanza doesn't manage to clinch there - Urban circles away.
Costanza stuffs the takedown.
Urban on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Costanza. Costanza obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Urban 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.
Costanza closes the distance and clinches.
Costanza tries to land knees in the clinch but Urban avoids the damage to the body.
Costanza trying to stall but Urban improves his position.
Urban fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Urban prevents Costanza from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costanza looking to stall.
Urban wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urban drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Urban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costanza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Urban is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by George Costanza.
Costanza stuffs the takedown.
Urban has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Urban fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Costanza bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza doesn't manage to clinch there - Urban circles away.
Costanza throws a series of punches but Urban moves out of range.
Urban has a takedown stuffed.
Costanza wants to clinch.
Urban has his takedown stuffed
and Costanza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urban moves into the clinch.
Costanza tries to stall but Urban uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Costanza stops a takedown attempt from Urban.
Costanza is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza stops a takedown attempt from Urban.
Urban tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Urban can't get the takedown.
Urban tries to score a body lock takedown but Costanza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Costanza stalling in the clinch but Urban improves position.
Costanza will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Urban up against the cage.
Costanza looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by George Costanza.
Costanza looks to land a combination but Urban avoids it well.
Urban shoots in for a takedown but Costanza shows good takedown defense.
Costanza wants to clinch up but Urban keeps it at a distance.
Urban shoots in but Costanza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Urban swats away the attempt to clinch by Costanza.
Urban tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Costanza swivels and escapes.
Costanza fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Urban or perhaps it was just good defense by Costanza which made him look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Urban clinches up with Costanza and pushes him back against the cage.
Urban has hold of one of Costanza's legs. Costanza is fighting the takedown attempt but Urban gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Costanza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Urban controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Costanza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Urban tries for a takedown but Costanza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Urban.
A combination from Costanza does no damage.
Costanza misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Costanza.
Urban tries for a takedown but Costanza circles away easily
and Costanza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Urban's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Urban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urban tries for a takedown but Costanza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Urban fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A right-left combo lands from Costanza.
Urban shoots in but Costanza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Urban shoots in for a takedown but Costanza shows good takedown defense.
Costanza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Urban slips a jab and a cross from Costanza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urban gets a takedown into half guard.
Costanza is trying to stand up here but Urban is controlling him well.
Costanza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urban looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Urban has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Urban decides to stand and escape the position.
Urban just misses with a punch to the body.
Urban with a poor takedown
and Costanza counters with a series of strikes. Urban will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick from Costanza lands but Urban takes it in his stride.
Urban shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Costanza lands with a shot to the body.
Urban tries for a takedown but Costanza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza is looking to clinch.
Urban looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Costanza is fending him off so far but Urban persists. Nope, Costanza circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Urban.
Urban throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Costanza's waist but Costanza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Urban off to one side.
Costanza stuffs the takedown.
Urban avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Urban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Costanza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Urban.
Urban scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Urban wants to lay and pray for a moment but Costanza keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urban lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urban controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bobby Urban just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Costanza stuffs the takedown.
Urban shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Costanza but Costanza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Urban shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bobby Urban overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Urban trying to control from half guard but Costanza is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urban not doing much here.
Costanza pushes Urban off looking to stand but Urban dives back in and keeps control.
Urban controlling the action here.
Costanza is looking to escape.
Urban trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Urban showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Urban 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bobby Urban!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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