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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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190 cm
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215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bisping throws a lazy right hand but Da Costa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bisping lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Da Costa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Da Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bisping works the jab nicely.
Bisping connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Da Costa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bisping manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bisping avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adriano Da Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisping throws a sloppy head kick and Da Costa moves out of range easily.
Da Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bisping swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Costa checks the leg kick.
Da Costa tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Costa ducks under a wild hook from Bisping.
Bisping pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bisping defending well as Da Costa loads up on a big left hand.
Bisping getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab, jab by Da Costa - just one landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut lands for Bisping. That snapped Da Costa's head back.
Da Costa checks a low kick from Bisping.
Bisping connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Da Costa momentarily.
Michael Bisping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Da Costa misses.
Da Costa staying out of range there.
Da Costa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Da Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Bisping circles away.
Bisping connects with the punch.
Da Costa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Da Costa fails to land the takedown.
Da Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bisping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Da Costa as he connects with a hook.
Da Costa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bisping to the ground. Da Costa is now in Bisping's guard.
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!
Bisping utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Da Costa stands up and waves to Bisping to follow him.
Bisping lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Da Costa backs up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bisping, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bisping changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Da Costa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Da Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Da Costa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bisping avoids it really well and circles away.
Bisping swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Costa.
Da Costa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bisping throws out the jab.
Bisping bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bisping throws a half hearted mid kick.
Da Costa clinches.
Bisping has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bisping wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Da Costa misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bisping looks winded!
Da Costa lands with a short shot to the head.
Da Costa gets through Bisping's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bisping avoids a wild elbow strike from Da Costa.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
Bisping tries to pull guard but Da Costa forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Adriano Da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bisping.
Bisping tries to pull guard but Da Costa holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bisping drops back down to his feet.
Bisping working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Da Costa to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping fails to pull guard.
Bisping is trying to pull guard but Da Costa has him pressed against the ropes.
Da Costa prevents Bisping from breaking the clinch.
Bisping is trying to pull guard but Da Costa has him pressed against the ropes.
Da Costa lands a body punch.
Da Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bisping is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Da Costa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bisping throws a wild body kick that Da Costa sees coming a mile off.
Da Costa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Da Costa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Bisping will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Da Costa throws a series of punches but Bisping avoids them all with ease.
That kick from Da Costa tenderised Bisping's leg. Bisping is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da Costa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Da Costa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Da Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Bisping circles away.
Da Costa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Costa misses with a takedown attempt - Bisping sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bisping staying out of range there.
A lazy body kick from Bisping
and Da Costa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bisping misses with a head kick.
Da Costa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bisping is breathing heavily.
Da Costa wants to clinch.
Bisping throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa gets a clinch.
Da Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisping tries to score a body lock takedown but Da Costa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bisping has Da Costa pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Da Costa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Da Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bisping's elbow.
Bisping looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Da Costa.
Bisping is looking for a takedown.
Adriano Da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bisping.
Da Costa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bisping!
Da Costa controlling his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Da Costa gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa takes the fight into the clinch.
Bisping tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Da Costa just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A short left from Da Costa.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Da Costa as Bisping tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Da Costa.
Bisping prevents a body shot from Da Costa.
Da Costa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Da Costa pushes down on Bisping's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa trying to control the action but Bisping is working from the bottom.
Da Costa passes into side control, despite Bisping's attempt to control the position.
Da Costa is putting a hurting on Bisping here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bisping on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Costa has hold of Bisping's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bisping tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Da Costa cranks the arm and Bisping screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bisping, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Adriano Da Costa!
Adriano Da Costa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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