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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Nefarious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reginald Nefarious looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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194 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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198 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful |
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reginald Nefarious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Costa!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nefarious misses with a straight right.
Nefarious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nefarious counters with a thumping low kick.
Nefarious throws a series of strikes that have Costa backpedaling.
Costa shoots in looking for a takedown but Nefarious manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Costa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Costa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Costa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Costa throwing strikes from guard but Nefarious blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nefarious is controlling Costa's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa wants to control from the top but Nefarious keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. William Costa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Costa shoots for a double leg takedown but Nefarious sprawls well. He's pushed Costa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reginald Nefarious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Costa.
Costa shoots for a takedown but Nefarious saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Costa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Costa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Costa controlling the pace for now.
Nefarious is squirming around, avoiding Costa's attempts to control the action.
Costa working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nefarious has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nefarious!
Costa is looking to stand up but Nefarious isn't so interested in that idea.
Nefarious trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nefarious controls the pace.
Nefarious wants to stand and escape but instead Costa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Costa trying to control but Nefarious is working from the bottom.
Costa distracts Nefarious with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Costa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nefarious is breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here.
Nefarious is not content to let Costa control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nefarious rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Costa's guard! Nice work there by Nefarious!
Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Costa keeping full guard, as Nefarious tries to pass.
Nefarious throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Costa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Costa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Costa tries for a takedown but Nefarious sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Costa misses with a combination
and Nefarious counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Costa looks to land a combination but Nefarious avoids it well.
Costa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Costa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Costa is just content to waste time from the top position. Nefarious takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Nefarious is keeping the position.
Nefarious looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Costa connects with a couple of short punches.
Nefarious has his foot on Costa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Costa works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costa throwing strikes but missing.
Costa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Costa trying to control but Nefarious is working from the bottom.
Costa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. William Costa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Costa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nefarious to the mat! Nefarious manages to get full guard.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Nefarious is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Costa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Costa throwing strikes from guard but Nefarious blocks nicely.
Costa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Costa trying to control but Nefarious is working from the bottom.
Costa stays in close to Nefarious's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nefarious is keeping the position for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. William Costa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Costa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reginald Nefarious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Costa.
Costa shoots in and drives through. Nefarious sprawls well.
Costa shoots for a double leg takedown but Nefarious sprawls well. He's pushed Costa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nefarious cracks a nice hook into Costa's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Costa.
Costa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nefarious tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Costa is in Nefarious's guard.
Costa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nefarious keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Costa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by William Costa.
Nefarious gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Costa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Costa throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Nefarious slaps away a takedown attempt from Costa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nefarious misses the jab.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nefarious as he jumps to the side.
Costa closes the distance and clinches up with Nefarious, looking for a takedown. Costa pushes Nefarious against the cage but Nefarious circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reginald Nefarious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Costa.
Nefarious swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
Costa has his takedown stuffed
and Nefarious counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nefarious gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nefarious works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Costa can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious stalls.
Nefarious presses Costa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nefarious lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Costa as Nefarious tries to tie him up.
Costa looking for a takedown.
A short right from Nefarious on the inside.
Costa can't get the takedown.
Nefarious pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nefarious throws a leg kick but Costa checks it.
Costa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nefarious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reginald Nefarious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Nefarious counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nefarious.
Costa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nefarious tries to avoid it but Costa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nefarious to the ground. Nefarious escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nefarious swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Costa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nefarious being controlled here, momentarily.
Costa passes Nefarious's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Costa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Costa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
William Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nefarious is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Costa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Costa is trying to control. Nefarious wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nefarious wants to improve his position but Costa is controlling well.
Costa controlling the pace.
Costa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nefarious knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. William Costa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Costa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Costa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Costa wants to control from the top but Nefarious keeps moving.
Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reginald Nefarious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Costa with a nice head shot there.
Costa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Costa won't allow Nefarious to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Costa 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Costa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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