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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takedown And Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Costello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Takedown And Pound has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Takedown And Pound seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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264 lbs
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260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takedown And Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Costello!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
And Pound shoots in for a takedown but Costello shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And Pound with a lazy takedown attempt
and Costello counters with a stiff right hand.
Costello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Costello pushes And Pound up against the cage in a clinch.
Costello taking a breather.
And Pound wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takedown And Pound. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costello displaying some good clinch control by pressing And Pound up against the cage.
Costello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Costello with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Takedown And Pound has been cut.
And Pound has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Costello is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And Pound looking for a takedown.
Costello trying to stall but And Pound improves his position.
Costello lands a shot to the body.
And Pound goes for a takedown in the clinch but Costello prevents it.
And Pound letting Costello take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
And Pound has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Costello avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Costello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And Pound can't get the takedown.
And Pound is breathing heavily.
And Pound has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Costello avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Costello gets underhooks to prevent And Pound's takedown attempt.
Costello connects with a nasty looking knee right to And Pound's face.
Costello lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Costello lands a nice shot to the body.
Costello looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Costello takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Costello lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costello lands with a right to the head.
Costello stalling in the clinch but And Pound improves position.
A short right from Costello on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Costello scores with a nice short uppercut.
And Pound letting Costello take a breather here.
Costello stops a takedown attempt from And Pound.
Stalling in the clinch from Costello.
Costello gets underhooks to prevent And Pound's takedown attempt.
And Pound is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Costello is defending well.
Costello pushes And Pound back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Costello.
A short left from Costello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costello is pushing And Pound up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Costello pushes And Pound back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Costello pushes And Pound back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Costello landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Costello unloads a knee to the mid-section. And Pound lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Costello slows down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costello connects with a nasty looking knee right to And Pound's face.
Costello scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Costello obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costello lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Costello just leaning against And Pound, taking a breather.
Costello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And Pound wants a takedown but no success here.
And Pound has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Costello after a bit of a struggle.
Costello lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Costello lands a body punch.
Costello lands a hook that snaps the head of And Pound backwards.
Costello working And Pound over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costello lands a knee to the head.
Costello manages to break the clinch.
Costello scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Costello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takedown And Pound's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Costello fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Pound ducks straight into an uppercut from Costello and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - And Pound manages to regain guard straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costello wants to pass the guard but And Pound is keeping the position.
Costello throws a big elbow that misses.
Costello with a flurry of punches that miss.
And Pound preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costello tries to free his leg and advance position but And Pound is retaining full guard.
Costello missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costello won't allow And Pound to get back to his feet.
Costello with a flurry of punches that miss.
Costello throwing strikes from guard but And Pound blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costello won't allow And Pound to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
And Pound keeping moving, preventing Costello from controlling successfully.
Costello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And Pound wants to stand but Costello is controlling the position.
Costello trying to control the position from guard on top but And Pound is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And Pound wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Costello manages to pass to side control.
And Pound avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Costello.
And Pound is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costello throws a strike but And Pound avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Costello missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costello with a flurry of punches that miss.
Costello trying to control but And Pound is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And Pound wants to get back to his feet but Costello is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And Pound uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And Pound gets tackled into the cage by Costello. Costello maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costello is pushing And Pound up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Costello - that landed with a thud.
Costello is pressed up against the cage. And Pound has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Costello down to the mat. Costello avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Costello tries to clinch but And Pound is having none of it.
Costello has managed to clinch.
Costello wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Costello.
Costello connects with a knee to the head.
Costello trying to control the position but instead, And Pound has worked for underhooks and has pushed Costello into the cage.
Costello using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costello has And Pound pushed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costello manages to break the clinch.
And Pound takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Costello wants to clinch.
And Pound keeps the fight on the outside.
Costello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costello tries to clinch up.
Costello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Costello both land. Nice combination.
Costello tries to clinch up.
Costello lands a left and a right that sends And Pound crashing to the canvas! Costello dives into mount looking to finish!
And Pound is rocked!
And Pound takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Costello's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Costello!
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hype
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