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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa's entrance music is 26 Bass by Roni Size. A fine choice. Guy has chosen Old Spice Guy Intro as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 cm
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186 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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189 cm
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186 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Costa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Guy! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Costa misses with a body kick. Guy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Costa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Guy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Guy throws a leg kick but Costa checks it. Costa throws a solid leg kick but Guy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Costa. Guy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Guy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Guy throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely. Costa lands an overhand right. Costa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Costa blocks a head kick by Guy.
Guy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Costa momentarily.
Guy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Costa. That did some damage! Guy throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range. Costa is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Costa wants to slow Guy down by chopping away at his legs. Guy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Costa. Guy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Costa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Guy lands a head kick. Costa smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Guy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Guy is looking to slow Costa down with leg kicks. A good leg kick by Guy. Costa connects with a high kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Costa avoids the body shot from Guy.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it. Costa pushing out the jab but it's not landing. The crowd cheers as Guy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Costa doesn't seem phased though. Costa swings widly with a right hand
and Guy counters with a low kick, right behind Costa 's knee. Guy throws a quick inside leg kick. Guy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Costa dives in and grabs Guy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guy pushes down on Costa's head and hops out. Costa throws a half hearted mid kick. Guy takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses. Guy lands a nice shot that snaps Costa's head back.
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guy. That's going to slow Costa down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Costa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guy.
Guy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Costa in his tracks. Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costa. Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away. Guy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Costa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Costa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Costa thows a body shot but no joy. Guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costa throws out the jab. Guy connects with a jab.
It looks like Carlos Costa has been cut. Left hook, right uppercut from Guy. 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 looks for a takedown but Guy sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy with a jab. Guy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guy lands with a kick to the temple. Costa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Costa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Guy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Jab from Guy.
Costa is rocked! Costa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Guy staying out of range there. Costa seems to have got his legs back now. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guy. Costa has closed the distance and engaged Guy in a clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Costa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Guy presses Costa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Guy dominated that round. The cut man is working on Carlos Costa's cut. That's time! Costa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Guy thumps Costa with a low kick. The Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup. Guy scores with a nice head shot. Guy throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely. Guy lands a jab to Costa's midsection. Costa looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely. Costa shoots in for a takedown but Guy shows good takedown defense. Costa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Costa is looking to clinch. Costa tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance. Costa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Guy thuds a left hand into Costa's body. Costa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Costa somewhat. The Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guy scoring well with a low kick there.
Costa throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy counters with a good low kick that Costa was not able to check. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Costa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Costa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Costa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guy. Costa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guy defends it nicely. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him. Costa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Costa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two 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! Costa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Guy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guy.
Guy clobbers Costa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Guy scores with a nice strike. Guy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carlos Costa's cut is getting worse. Guy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Guy thuds his right hand into Costa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. An inside leg kick lands from Guy. Costa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Guy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Costa's sensitive parts. Carlos Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab from Guy finds it's way through Costa's defenses. Guy has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nice cross by Guy. Costa throws a leg kick and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Costa walks into a stiff left hand from Guy. Guy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. 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. Guy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Costa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A lazy left from Guy finds it's target. Guy throws a front kick that sends Costa stumbling back into the cage. Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Guy! Costa is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Guy! The Guy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Prestige Nutrition (160!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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