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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasco Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Houston T Nelson Autoshop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vasco Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Houston T Nelson Autoshop!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson Autoshop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Costa throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costa leaves Nelson Autoshop with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Nelson Autoshop misses.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson Autoshop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Costa wants to clinch.
Nelson Autoshop misses with a wild body shot.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Nelson Autoshop shows good takedown defense.
Nelson Autoshop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa working hard to break the clinch.
Costa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nelson Autoshop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson Autoshop scores with a push kick.
Costa throws a head kick but Nelson Autoshop moves out of range.
Costa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nelson Autoshop is fending him off so far but Costa persists. Nope, Nelson Autoshop circles away and we're back to standing.
Nelson Autoshop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Costa.
Costa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasco Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa is breathing heavily.
Costa has a takedown stuffed.
Nelson Autoshop shoots for a takedown but Costa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson Autoshop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson Autoshop is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Costa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson Autoshop scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson Autoshop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson Autoshop tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson Autoshop shoots in looking for a takedown. Costa tries to sprawl out of it but Nelson Autoshop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Costa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Costa shoots and misses
and Nelson Autoshop counters with a low kick, right behind Costa 's knee.
Nelson Autoshop has Costa up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson Autoshop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson Autoshop moves into the clinch.
Costa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson Autoshop looking for a takedown.
Nelson Autoshop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson Autoshop moves into the clinch successfully.
Costa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nelson Autoshop pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nelson Autoshop tries to pull guard but Costa holds him up against the cage and eventually Nelson Autoshop drops back down to his feet.
Nelson Autoshop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Costa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson Autoshop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nelson Autoshop swivels and escapes.
Nelson Autoshop throws a series of strikes that have Costa backpedaling.
Nelson Autoshop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Costa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to clinch but Nelson Autoshop moves out of range.
Costa is looking to clinch but Nelson Autoshop is avoiding it.
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson Autoshop.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nelson Autoshop as he avoids it easily.
Nelson Autoshop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa shoots in but Nelson Autoshop avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Costa is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Costa as Nelson Autoshop shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Houston T Nelson Autoshop dominated that round.
That's time! Costa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Costa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick from Nelson Autoshop.
Costa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson Autoshop avoids it really well and circles away.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nelson Autoshop as he avoids it easily.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson Autoshop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson Autoshop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Costa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nelson Autoshop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasco Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson Autoshop throws a head kick but Costa moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nelson Autoshop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson Autoshop fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Costa avoids it really well and circles away.
Costa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Costa gets tackled into the cage by Nelson Autoshop. Nelson Autoshop maintains the clinch.
Costa working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson Autoshop jumps guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nelson Autoshop trying to strike off his back.
Nelson Autoshop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson Autoshop seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nelson Autoshop has his feet on Costa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Costa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nelson Autoshop circles away.
Nelson Autoshop has managed to clinch.
Nelson Autoshop gets control of Costa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nelson Autoshop will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Costa stopping the sweep attempt from Nelson Autoshop.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson Autoshop wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson Autoshop wants to sweep here but Costa controlling him for the moment.
Nelson Autoshop has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Nelson Autoshop is keeping the position.
Nelson Autoshop throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa wants to control from the top but Nelson Autoshop keeps moving.
Costa stands and throws Nelson Autoshop's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Costa tries to score with some ground and pound. Nelson Autoshop controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson Autoshop keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Houston T Nelson Autoshop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Costa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nelson Autoshop sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Costa somewhat.
Nelson Autoshop moves into range and clinches up with Costa.
Costa tries to break free but Nelson Autoshop pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson Autoshop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson Autoshop clinches up against the cage.
Nelson Autoshop jumps into guard, dragging Costa to the mat.
Nelson Autoshop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson Autoshop controlling Costa's posture.
Nelson Autoshop striking off his back but it's not causing Costa any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa won't allow Nelson Autoshop to sweep him here.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson Autoshop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson Autoshop trying to control the position here.
Nelson Autoshop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nelson Autoshop just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa moves out of range as Nelson Autoshop throws a body kick.
Costa leaves Nelson Autoshop with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Costa tries to bum rush Nelson Autoshop with a series of wild strikes but Nelson Autoshop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson Autoshop closes this distance looking for a takedown but Costa circles away.
Vasco Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Houston T Nelson Autoshop.
Costa tries to clinch but Nelson Autoshop moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Costa.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Costa shoots in looking for a takedown but Nelson Autoshop manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Costa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson Autoshop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasco Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson Autoshop.
Costa shoots in looking for a takedown. Nelson Autoshop tries to sprawl out of it but Costa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nelson Autoshop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson Autoshop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nelson Autoshop as he jumps to the side.
Costa looks for a takedown but Nelson Autoshop sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson Autoshop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Costa!
Vasco Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Houston T Nelson Autoshop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson Autoshop decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Houston T Nelson Autoshop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson Autoshop has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Houston T Nelson Autoshop!
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