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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Costa comes to the cage accompanied by Da Boondocks. Musashi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Andrea Bocelli- Time to Say Goodbye kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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170 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Musashi misses with a body shot.
da Costa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Musashi looking for submissions off his back.
Musashi wants to improve his position but da Costa is controlling well.
Musashi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
da Costa wants to control but Musashi is keeping him busy.
Musashi trying to control from the bottom.
da Costa trying to control from half guard but Musashi is working away.
Musashi is trying to get back to full guard.
Musashi is looking to control da Costa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Musashi avoid being mounted?
Musashi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. da Costa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. da Costa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Musashi has his foot on da Costa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. da Costa works his way back into a safe position though.
da Costa looking to pass the guard.
da Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Costa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Musashi is proving hard to escape from.
Musashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
da Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Musashi is retaining full guard.
da Costa wants to control from the top but Musashi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antonio da Costa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Musashi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Musashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from da Costa is defended easily by Musashi.
da Costa tries for a takedown but Musashi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio da Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Costa is looking to clinch.
Musashi with a jab.
Musashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Costa.
da Costa looks for a takedown but Musashi sprawls well.
Musashi throws a right hand that da Costa ducks under and follows up with a left that da Costa also avoids with ease.
Musashi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
da Costa is breathing heavily.
Musashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
da Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Costa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Musashi's waist but Musashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing da Costa off to one side.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Costa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi doesn't manage to clinch there - da Costa circles away.
Musashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Costa.
Musashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
da Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Musashi.
Musashi moves in looking to clinch but da Costa pushes him off.
Musashi jabs at da Costa's body.
Musashi lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from da Costa.
da Costa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danga de danga de dang - Musashi scores with a four punch combination!
da Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Musashi gets a clinch.
Musashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Musashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Musashi.
Musashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Musashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of da Costas head.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Musashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of da Costas head.
A right hand to the body from Musashi.
Musashi is leaning against da Costa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Musashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Musashi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Musashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of da Costa backwards.
da Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from da Costa.
Musashi is working da Costa over against the cage.
Musashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of da Costa backwards.
Musashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Musashi has da Costa pressed against the cage, preventing da Costa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
da Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite da Costa's efforts to push away.
da Costa blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Musashi.
Musashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by da Costa.
Musashi throws a punch but it's blocked by da Costa.
Musashi lands with a short shot to the head.
da Costa misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Musashi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
da Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Musashi.
da Costa tries to break the clinch but Musashi is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Musashi - that landed with a thud.
Musashi lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Musashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Musashi throws a hook but da Costa blocks it.
da Costa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Musashi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten da Costa somewhat.
Musashi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Musashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but da Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Musashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but da Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
da Costa missing with knees to the body.
Musashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt da Costa or not.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Musashi digs a right hand into da Costa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on da Costa's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Musashi as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Musashi.
Musashi pushes da Costa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Musashi lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Musashi lands a body punch.
Musashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi lands an uppercut.
Musashi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Musashi.
Musashi lands a hook that snaps the head of da Costa backwards.
Musashi scores with a shot to the side of da Costa's head.
Musashi lands a body shot.
Musashi is leaning against da Costa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Musashi.
Musashi lands with a light punch inside.
Musashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Musashi as the two fighters clinch.
Musashi digs a right hand into da Costa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on da Costa's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Musashi.
Musashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Musashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Musashi.
Musashi digs a right hand underneath da Costa's ribcage. da Costa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Musashi lands with a short shot to the head.
da Costa blocking some punches.
da Costa wants a takedown.
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Musashi digs a right hand into da Costa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on da Costa's gas tank.
Musashi lands a hook that snaps the head of da Costa backwards.
Musashi lands with a light punch inside.
da Costa blocks an uppercut.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
da Costa misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Costa wants to break free but Musashi has control.
Musashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of da Costas head.
Musashi lands a nice uppercut.
Musashi lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Musashi on the inside.
Musashi lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Musashi.
Musashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Musashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of da Costa backwards.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but da Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Musashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Musashi lands an uppercut.
Musashi works on da Costa's body with a couple of short punches.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Musashi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
da Costa breaks the clinch.
da Costa scores a takedown into full mount!
Musashi is desperately trying to improve his position but da Costa has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt da Costa.
da Costa wants to finish this one by submission but Musashi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from da Costa.
da Costa trying to control but Musashi is having none of it.
da Costa prevents Musashi from getting the reversal.
Musashi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Musashi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
da Costa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Musashi blocking the ground and pound.
Musashi is looking to get to half guard.
da Costa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Musashi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
BOOM! da Costa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musashi is trying to reverse the position but instead da Costa has taken his back - oops!
Musashi trying to control the action but da Costa just sinks the hooks in.
Musashi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Musashi.
da Costa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Musashi defends it nicely.
Musashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps da Costa's head backwards.
da Costa darts in and clinches Musashi up against the cage.
da Costa tries to score a body lock takedown but Musashi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
da Costa wants to break the clinch but can't.
da Costa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Musashi has him pressed against the cage.
da Costa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Musashi blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
da Costa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Musashi prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio da Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Musashi - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Musashi lands an uppercut.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
da Costa lands a knee to the head.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by da Costa.
Musashi pushes da Costa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Musashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of da Costa backwards.
da Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of da Costa backwards.
Musashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Musashi lands a hook that snaps the head of da Costa backwards.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Musashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Musashi lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
da Costa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by da Costa.
da Costa working hard to break the clinch.
Musashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
da Costa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musashi lands with a right to the head.
Musashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
da Costa looking for a takedown.
da Costa tries to circle away but Musashi has him pinned against the cage.
Musashi lands a hook that snaps the head of da Costa backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by da Costa.
Musashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Musashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Musashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Musashi.
Musashi blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Musashi - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Musashi.
A right hook to the body lands for da Costa.
Musashi has a couple of punches blocked by da Costa.
A nice left hand lands by Musashi.
A right handed body shot lands from Musashi.
da Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Musashi.
A body shot lands from Musashi.
A frustrated look appears on da Costa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Musashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
da Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musashi's elbow.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Musashi working aggressively here.
da Costa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Musashi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Musashi misses with some punches.
da Costa has Musashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Musashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi working aggressively here.
da Costa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Musashi lands a body punch.
da Costa looking to stall.
Musashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Musashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down da Costa.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Musashi - that landed with a thud.
da Costa is trying to trip Musashi. He has hold of a leg but Musashi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. da Costa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Antonio da Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
da Costa preventing the sweep.
da Costa wants to control from the top but Musashi keeps moving.
Musashi trying to keep a closed guard but da Costa is proving a slippery customer.
Musashi keeping moving, preventing da Costa from controlling successfully.
da Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antonio da Costa.
Musashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent da Costa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from da Costa.
Musashi scores with a jab to the body.
Musashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Musashi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
da Costa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Musashi defends it nicely.
da Costa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miyamoto Musashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Costa is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miyamoto Musashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Musashi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miyamoto Musashi!
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