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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lombardo Limba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Costa comes to the cage accompanied by Long Way Home. Limba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Prodigy - Voodoo People kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lombardo Limba has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sandro Da Costa's chin.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandro Da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lombardo Limba!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limba dodges the punch combination from Da Costa.
Limba throws a sloppy head kick and Da Costa moves out of range easily.
No luck for Limba with that takedown attempt.
Limba is looking to clinch.
Limba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Da Costa's head.
Da Costa is rocked!
Da Costa fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Da Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Limba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Costa seems to have got his legs back now.
Da Costa lands a really nice looking cross but Limba seems unphased.
Da Costa checks a leg kick.
Da Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Limba.
Limba has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Costa.
Limba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Limba misses with a knee to the head.
Limba looking to slow down the pace here.
Limba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Costa stalling against the cage.
Limba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Costa.
Limba manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Limba looking for a guillotine here but Da Costa defends easily.
Limba looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Da Costa has picked Limba up and slammed him! Limba can't keep hold of the triangle and Da Costa manages to pass to side control!
Limba looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa stands up and beckons Limba to his feet.
Da Costa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Limba moves out of range as Da Costa strikes.
Limba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Limba misses with a head kick.
Limba slips a jab and a cross from Da Costa.
Da Costa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Limba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Limba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Limba moves in looking to clinch but Da Costa pushes him off.
Da Costa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Da Costa lands a glancing blow to the side of Limba's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Da Costa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Limba tries to keep at a distance but Da Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Da Costa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Limba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Costa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Costa landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limba looking to throw knees to the head but Da Costa is blocking nicely.
Da Costa breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Limba or perhaps it was just good defense by Da Costa which made him look bad.
Limba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Limba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Costa with a jab.
Da Costa connects with a high kick.
Limba is rocked!
Da Costa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Limba is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Costa finish him?
Da Costa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Da Costa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Limba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Da Costa counters with a leg kick.
Da Costa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Limba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Da Costa tries to avoid it but Limba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Da Costa to the ground. Da Costa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sandro Da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lombardo Limba.
Limba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Costa.
Limba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Da Costa stalls.
Da Costa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Da Costa stalling.
Limba seems to have recovered his senses.
Da Costa throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Costa looking to slow down the pace here.
Limba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Costa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Da Costa avoiding damage as Limba throws knees to the body.
Da Costa lands an elbow just above Limba 's eye.
Limba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Costa.
Limba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Limba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Da Costa's brow.
Limba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Costa blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Costa looking to stall.
Da Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Limba.
Limba tries to land a knee to the head but Da Costa blocks with his arms.
Da Costa managing to block the knees to the body from Limba.
Limba lands a knee to the body.
Da Costa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Limba stalling against the cage.
Limba managing to block the knees to the body from Da Costa.
Limba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short left from Da Costa.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Da Costa.
Limba tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Costa avoids the damage to the body.
Da Costa wants to stall.
Limba misses with a knee to the head.
Limba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Limba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Limba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Costa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Limba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Limba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Limba tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Costa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Limba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Da Costa looking to throw knees to the head but Limba is blocking nicely.
Da Costa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Limba blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Costa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Limba is keeping busy.
Limba landing knees to the head.
Limba lands a knee to the body.
Limba tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Costa avoids the damage to the body.
Da Costa tries to land a knee to the head but Limba blocks with his arms.
Da Costa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Limba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Da Costa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Limba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Costa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Costa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Da Costa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Limba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Limba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Costa throws an elbow that misses.
Da Costa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Da Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Limba.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Limba looking to slow down the pace here.
Limba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Da Costa or not.
Da Costa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Limba keeps control of Da Costa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Da Costa looking to throw knees to the head but Limba is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Limba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Da Costa's brow.
Limba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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 Sandro Da Costa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick lands from Limba that sends Da Costa to the canvas. Da Costa tries to scramble back to his feet but Limba brings him back down into side control.
Limba wants to control but Da Costa is keeping him busy.
Limba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Da Costa pushes Limba away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Limba gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Limba tries for a kimura but Da Costa is defending well.
Limba trying to control the action but Da Costa is working from the bottom.
Limba thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Limba is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa pushes Limba away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Limba gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Limba goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Da Costa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Limba's guard! Nice work there by Da Costa!
Limba has a closed guard, preventing Da Costa from standing up.
Limba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Da Costa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Limba looking for a guillotine here but Da Costa defends easily.
Limba looking for a triangle here. Da Costa is fighting it but it looks tight! Limba pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Da Costa is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lombardo Limba!
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hype
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