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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruban Slovivkic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
235 lbs
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200 cm
23
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricky Costa!
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, Ruban Slovivkic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa pushes Slovivkic up against the cage in a clinch.
Costa lands an elbow inside that Slovivkic shrugs off.
It looks like Ruban Slovivkic has been cut.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but Slovivkic blocks with his arms.
Costa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Slovivkic has Costa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Costa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Costa lands a nice knee to the body.
Costa lands an elbow just above Slovivkic 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa pulls guard successfully.
Costa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slovivkic trying to control but Costa is working from the bottom.
Costa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa rushes Slovivkic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slovivkic decides to pull guard.
Slovivkic looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa looking to sit in guard and control but Slovivkic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Costa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Costa tries to get out of the position.
Costa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slovivkic is controlling him.
Slovivkic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Costa, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slovivkic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Costa moves in looking to clinch but Slovivkic pushes him off.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slovivkic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slovivkic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costa moves into the clinch.
Costa working Slovivkic over with knees to the body.
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 lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Ruban Slovivkic's cut even more.
Slovivkic looks winded!
Costa landing knees to the head.
Costa tries to work over Slovivkic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Costa connects with a knee to the head.
Slovivkic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ricky Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruban Slovivkic.
Slovivkic trying to control the position but instead, Costa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slovivkic into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa has Slovivkic pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Costa.
Knees in the clinch landing for Costa.
Slovivkic takes an elbow to the temple.
Slovivkic takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Costa landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Costa to work.
Costa with a knee to the head.
The cut above Ruban Slovivkic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Costa lands a hook that snaps the head of Slovivkic backwards.
Costa with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Costa working Slovivkic over with knees to the body.
Costa connects with a knee to the head.
Slovivkic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Costa gets control of Slovivkic's arms and successfully pulls guard. Costa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Costa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Costa is striking off his back. Slovivkic thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slovivkic is looking to take a break and control but Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Costa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruban Slovivkic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Costa moves into the clinch.
Costa lands a knee to the body.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Costa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Costa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slovivkic's face.
Costa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slovivkic takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costa connects with a knee to the head.
Costa with a knee to the head.
Costa lands a body punch.
Costa lands a knee to the head.
Costa lands a good knee to the midsection. Slovivkic won't want to take too many of those.
Slovivkic is breathing heavily.
Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa stalls.
Costa lands a nice knee to the body.
Costa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls for Costa to work.
Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Costa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slovivkic's face.
Slovivkic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Costa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slovivkic can do to turn this around?
Costa scores with a knee to the head.
Ruban Slovivkic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Costa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Costa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa scores with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Costa.
Ricky Costa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Costa lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Costa.
Costa lands an elbow inside that Slovivkic shrugs off.
Costa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Costa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Costa lands an elbow inside.
Costa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Costa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Costa is pushing Slovivkic 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.
Costa connects with a knee to the head.
Costa tries to work over Slovivkic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa looking to throw knees to the head but Slovivkic is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Costa.
Costa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruban Slovivkic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricky Costa!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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