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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor De Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Costa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Synphony of Destruction by Megadeth. Grant Mitchell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Razor De Costa's chin.
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274 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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270 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grant Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Razor De Costa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by De Costa.
Mitchell taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Costa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mitchell to see if he's OK.
De Costa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Costa cracks Mitchell with a big elbow.
Mitchell is working to avoid the ground and pound but De Costa connects with a decent elbow.
Mitchell throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
De Costa in side control, throwing shots but Mitchell defends.
De Costa in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Costa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
De Costa working the ground and pound.
Mitchell is looking to reverse the position.
De Costa landing a few strikes.
Mitchell tries to buck De Costa off but De Costa is having none of it.
De Costa working away.
Mitchell pushes De Costa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, De Costa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
De Costa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mitchell has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Costa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mitchell some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell struggling a bit here.
Mitchell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
De Costa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
De Costa is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De Costa scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Mitchell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Costa cracks Mitchell with a big right hand but Mitchell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
De Costa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mitchell to see if he's OK.
Mitchell takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Costa working the ground and pound from side control.
De Costa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mitchell lands with an elbow strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mitchell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
De Costa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
De Costa cracks Mitchell with a big right hand but Mitchell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Costa working the body and head with strikes.
De Costa lands an elbow.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep.
Mitchell lands with an elbow strike from the bottom.
De Costa grinds an elbow into Mitchell's temple.
Mitchell holding on.
Mitchell struggling a bit here.
De Costa looks up at the clock and then as Mitchell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, De Costa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mitchell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mitchell takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
De Costa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mitchell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Costa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Costa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mitchell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
De Costa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Costa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Costa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Costa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Costa working the head and body with strikes.
Mitchell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Costa.
De Costa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Costa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Costa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchell defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mitchell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Costa looks gassed!
De Costa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mitchell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell is controlling De Costa's posture.
Mitchell doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mitchell has De Costa pulled in close to control his posture.
Mitchell throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
De Costa throwing strikes from guard but Mitchell blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Costa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Costa wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Mitchell controls De Costa momentarily but De Costa frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor De Costa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Costa misses with a wild combination.
De Costa misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Costa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchell circles away.
De Costa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Razor De Costa has been cut.
Mitchell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
De Costa avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but De Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Costa shoots in and drives through. Mitchell sprawls well.
Grant Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razor De Costa.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Costa has time to react.
De Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Costa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
De Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Costa dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to bum rush De Costa with a series of wild strikes but De Costa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Costa dives in and grabs Mitchell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mitchell pushes down on De Costa's head and hops out.
De Costa misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mitchell throws a leg kick that misses.
Mitchell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
De Costa misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Costa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Costa throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell counters with a one-two to the body.
De Costa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mitchell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but De Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Costa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Costa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.
De Costa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but De Costa keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mitchell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mitchell stands up over De Costa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing.
De Costa keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell scoring with some ground and pound.
De Costa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mitchell trying to control but De Costa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Mitchell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Razor De Costa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Costa.
Good exchange - De Costa coming out on top.
De Costa misses with a hook.
Mitchell tries to bum rush De Costa with a series of wild strikes but De Costa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
De Costa throws a head kick that misses.
De Costa fails with the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. De Costa didn't expect that.
Mitchell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Costa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.
De Costa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitchellis looking to pass into half guard but De Costa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now De Costa is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Costa!
Mitchell unloading with bombs!
Mitchell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mitchell is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But De Costa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from De Costa!
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Costa cracks Mitchell with a solid left hand.
De Costa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell has his foot on De Costa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Costa works his way back into a safe position though.
De Costa won't allow Mitchell to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Costa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Costa cracks Mitchell with a solid left hand.
De Costa throwing strikes but missing.
Mitchell wants to sweep here but De Costa controlling him for the moment.
De Costa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Costa connects with a couple of short punches.
Razor De Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mitchell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Costa manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitchell throwing strikes from guard but De Costa blocks nicely.
Mitchell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Costa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mitchell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but De Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mitchell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but De Costa is retaining full guard.
Mitchell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitchell thows a big elbow that misses.
Mitchell stopping the sweep attempt from De Costa.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Costa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mitchell tries to stand but De Costa is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grant Mitchell.
I think Mitchell 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Mitchell!
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energy
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hype
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