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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wild Boyz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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199 lbs
13 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlton Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Costa's sensitive parts.
Silva misses the jab.
Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Costa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Costa stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva pushes Costa off and gets back to his feet.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Costa eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Costa shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Costa was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Costa is controlling him well.
Silva is not content to let Costa control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Costa is controlling him well.
Costa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Costa is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Costa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Costa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva trying to remain calm as Costa controls from the top position.
Costa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pushing Costa's head away, looking to escape. Costa manages to hold on to the position though.
Costa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Costa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Costa staying calm.
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.
Costa tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Costa trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Costa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Costa but great work by Silva.
Costa is looking for a sweep.
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 William 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.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Costa's leg but Costa calmly moves out of range.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Costa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Costa is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Costa sits in half guard.
Costa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Costa fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Costa 's knee.
Costa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Costa on the side of the head.
Costa connects with a solid leg kick.
Costa with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Costa 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Costa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Costa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva thumps Costa with a low kick.
William Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Costa misses with a double jab
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That kick from Silva tenderised Costa's leg. Costa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Costa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Costa has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costa misses with a takedown
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works over Costa's head and body with a nice combination.
William Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Costa misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands with a hook. Costa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donk. Silva catches Costa right on the button with a cross.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Costa backpedaling.
Silva throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva feints and then cracks Costa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Costa down.
Costa throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Costa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva lands with a hook. Costa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carlton Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Costa. That did some damage!
Costa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Costa misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Costa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Costa scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Costa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Costa's head back.
Silva tests Costa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Costa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Costa throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Costa misses with the combination.
Costa throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Costa's knee momentarily.
Costa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Costa.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Costa. That did some damage!
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Costa off balance momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Costa.
Silva feints and then cracks Costa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Costa down.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Costa misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Costa 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Costa shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Costa's sensitive parts.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Costa ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Costa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva pushes Costa off and gets back to his feet.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Costa tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a hook.
Costa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Costa misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Costa was not able to check.
Silva misses with the combination.
Costa with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Costa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva jabs Costa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Costa's front leg but catches the back leg as Costa tries to avoid it.
Silva misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Costa's sensitive parts.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Costa's head backwards.
Costa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Costa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Costa shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Costa has a takedown stuffed.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Costa shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Costa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Costa down.
Silva is looking to slow Costa down with leg kicks.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva lands a head kick. Costa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Costa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Silva!
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