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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Costa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Mueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Costa!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa misses with a hook. Mueller ducked under it nicely.
Costa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mueller, pushing him back against the cage.
Costa working aggressively here.
Mueller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Costa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mueller tries to pull guard but Costa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mueller breaks from the clinch.
Costa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mueller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Mueller rushes Costa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mueller successfully pulls guard.
Mueller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mueller has a closed guard, preventing Costa from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller wants to stand and escape but Costa is having none of it.
Costa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mueller is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mueller.
Mueller content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Costa tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller trying to control the position but Costa is working away.
Costa felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Costa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mueller wants to take a breather but Costa manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mueller.
Mueller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Mueller from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mueller wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Victor Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa throws an overhand right that lands on Mueller's shoulder, as Mueller tries to avoid the shot.
Costa with a hook.
Costa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Mueller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to clinch up but Mueller circles away and keeps his distance.
Mueller blocks a jab.
Costa tries to clinch up but Mueller circles away and keeps his distance.
Costa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Costa prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Mueller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mueller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Costa wanted to stand there but Mueller had control of the position.
Mueller trying to keep a closed guard but Costa is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costa is looking to stand up but Mueller won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Victor Costa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Costa wants to clinch but Mueller slips to the side
and Mueller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mueller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mueller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Costa tries to clinch there but Mueller circles away.
Stephan Mueller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costa misses with a looping left.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mueller scores with a takedown into Costa's guard.
Costa wants to get back to his feet but Mueller passes into half guard.
Mueller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller works his way into full mount!
Mueller landing strikes from the mount and Costa is in trouble!
Mueller looking to control but Costa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Costa can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mueller moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Costa has worked his arm free - good work by Costa!
Stephan Mueller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Costa trying to remain calm as Mueller controls from the top position.
Costa is not content to let Mueller control the position.
Costa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller is looking to take a break and control but Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Costa trying to remain calm as Mueller controls from the top position.
Costa tries to buck Mueller off but Mueller is having none of it.
Mueller landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mueller decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Victor Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa scores with a nice strike.
Mueller shoots for a takedown but Costa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mueller misses with a body kick.
Costa lands an overhand right.
Mueller instigates a clinch.
Mueller jumps into guard, dragging Costa to the mat.
Costa gets to his feet - Mueller follows without any prompting.
Mueller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mueller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Costa lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Mueller dominated that second round.
That's time! Mueller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Costa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mueller moves away from the strike by Costa.
Costa connects with a jab.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Mueller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa misses with a hook.
Victor Costa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Costa looks to score with a jab to the body but Mueller is just out of range.
Costa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mueller.
Mueller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Mueller.
Mueller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Costa connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mueller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Costa as he jumps to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Costa.
Costa misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa with a jab.
A slow jab from Costa misses its intended target.
Mueller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mueller ducks under a wild hook from Costa.
Mueller drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Costa tries to buck Mueller off but Mueller is having none of it.
I wouldn't like to be where Costa is right now.
Mueller lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mueller decides to stand back up.
Mueller tries to land a leg kick but Costa saw it coming and moves away.
Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Costa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mueller jumps guard but Costa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Mueller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mueller turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Costa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Costa tries to stand and escape but Mueller actually recovers to full guard.
Mueller controlling Costa's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mueller is proving hard to escape from.
Mueller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mueller controls Costa momentarily but Costa frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Costa won't allow Mueller to sweep him here.
Costa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mueller's guard.
Mueller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Costa is looking to stand up but Mueller won't let him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mueller throws a head kick but Costa moves out of range.
Costa throws out a loose jab but Mueller uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Costa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Costa.
I think Costa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Victor Costa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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