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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Costello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaliy Suchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costello comes to the cage accompanied by Bad boys. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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194 cm
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274 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerry Costello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitaliy Suchev!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costello misses with a two punch combination.
Suchev scores with a one two! Costello had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Suchev throws a nice looking combination but Costello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Suchev scores with a four punch combination!
Suchev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suchev throws a right hand that Costello ducks under and follows up with a left that Costello also avoids with ease.
Suchev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Costello circles away quickly and effectively.
Vitaliy Suchev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suchev misses with a few strikes there.
Suchev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suchev misses with a two punch combination.
Costello throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Suchev's head.
It looks like Vitaliy Suchev has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suchev misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Suchev.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Suchev has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Costello is looking to clinch but Suchev is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Suchev misses.
Suchev swinging wildly here.
Suchev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costello.
Suchev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suchev throws a series of punches but Costello avoids them all with ease.
Vitaliy Suchev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suchev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suchev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Costello misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Suchev.
Suchev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Suchev. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Suchev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suchev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Costello lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Suchev does no damage.
Suchev throws a leg kick but Costello sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suchev throws a series of punches but Costello moves out of range.
Suchev throws a nice looking combination but Costello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suchev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suchev throws a leg kick but Costello moved away.
A combination from Suchev does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suchev fails to land with a series of punches.
Suchev misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suchev misses with a series of wild punches.
Suchev fails to land with a series of punches.
Suchev misses with a few strikes there.
Suchev misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Suchev. Those never looked like landing.
Suchev swinging wildly here.
Suchev misses with the combination.
Suchev throws a leg kick but Costello sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suchev misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Suchev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suchev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suchev misses with a wild combination.
Suchev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Suchev. Those never looked like landing.
Suchev throws a right and a left that Costello avoids nicely.
Suchev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costello doesn't manage to clinch there - Suchev circles away.
Suchev misses with the combination.
Suchev misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaliy Suchev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitaliy Suchev's cut.
That's time! Costello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Costello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suchev.
Sloppy strikes from Costello. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suchev.
Suchev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Costello counters with a head kick.
No joy there for Suchev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Suchev does no damage.
Costello dodges the punch combination from Suchev.
Costello is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suchev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suchev swinging wildly here.
Costello avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suchev throws a right hand that Costello ducks under and follows up with a left that Costello also avoids with ease.
Costello avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suchev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suchev looks to land a combination but Costello avoids it well.
Suchev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suchev fails to land with a series of punches.
Suchev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Suchev lands a jab-cross combination.
Suchev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suchev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Costello counters with a nice body kick.
Suchev is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Suchev duly obliges.
Suchev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Suchev. Those never looked like landing.
Suchev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Costello misses the shot to the body.
Costello blocks a low kick nicely.
Costello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suchev throws a right hand that Costello ducks under and follows up with a left that Costello also avoids with ease.
Suchev misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suchev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suchev fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suchev misses with a combination
and Costello counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Suchev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A right-left combo lands from Suchev.
Danga de danga de dang - Suchev scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Suchev.
Suchev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Costello dodges the punch combination from Suchev.
Suchev throws a right hand that Costello ducks under and follows up with a left that Costello also avoids with ease.
Costello throws a series of punches but Suchev moves out of range.
Suchev looks to land a combination but Costello avoids it well.
Costello slips a jab and a cross from Suchev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suchev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suchev throws a nice looking combination but Costello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costello throws a hook but Suchev avoids it easily.
Suchev tries to keep at a distance but Costello has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suchev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Costello backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suchev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suchev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costello shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suchev as he jumps to the side.
Suchev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suchev swinging wildly here.
Suchev looks to land a combination but Costello avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaliy Suchev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitaliy Suchev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Costello avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suchev misses with a few strikes there.
Costello slips a jab and a cross from Suchev.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suchev.
Gerry Costello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Suchev.
Suchev keeps the fight on the outside.
Suchev misses with a few strikes there.
Suchev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Costello tries to close the distance and clinch but Suchev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suchev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suchev throws a leg kick but Costello sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suchev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costello slips a jab and a cross from Suchev.
Costello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suchev lands a jab-cross combination.
Suchev looks to land a combination but Costello avoids it well.
Suchev fails to land with a series of punches.
Suchev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suchev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suchev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suchev misses with a combination
letting Costello counter with a right hand.
Suchev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Costello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suchev throws a right and a left that Costello avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Suchev misses.
Suchev lands a jab-cross combination.
Suchev is working the combinations to good effect here.
Suchev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suchev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Costello throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suchev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costello tries to land a front kick but Suchev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Suchev tries to bum rush Costello with a series of wild strikes but Costello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suchev misses with a few strikes there.
Suchev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suchev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Costello.
Suchev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Suchev. Those never looked like landing.
Costello has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suchev throws a head punch that misses.
Costello tries for a takedown. No joy.
Costello tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Suchev smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Suchev. Those never looked like landing.
Vitaliy Suchev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costello is looking to clinch.
Suchev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Suchev scores with a four punch combination!
Suchev swinging wildly here.
Suchev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costello.
A punch combination from Suchev misses.
Suchev throws a series of punches but Costello avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suchev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Costello circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Suchev does no damage.
Gerry Costello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costello avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitaliy Suchev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suchev 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitaliy Suchev!
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energy
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hype
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