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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giraldo Costanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giraldo Costanzo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giraldo Costanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai O Brian!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brian throws a lazy right hand but Costanzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Brian takes a swing at Costanzo's ribcage but misses.
O Brian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Costanzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costanzo avoids the body shot from O Brian.
Costanzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Costanzo blocks a jab.
Costanzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that O Brian 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.
O Brian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costanzo was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brian.
Costanzo lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Nikolai O Brian has been cut.
Costanzo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Costanzo lands in his opponent's guard.
Costanzo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Costanzo throwing strikes from guard but O Brian blocks nicely.
Costanzo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Brian wants to sweep here but Costanzo controlling him for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costanzo tries to free his leg and advance position but O Brian is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanzo throwing strikes but missing.
Costanzo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Costanzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Costanzo postures up.
O Brian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Costanzo tries to free his leg and advance position but O Brian is retaining full guard.
Costanzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Brian on the ground.
O Brian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Costanzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Costanzo postures up.
Costanzo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Brian's head.
Costanzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Brian wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Costanzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Costanzo throws an elbow that misses. O Brian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Costanzo's guard. Nice move by O Brian!
Costanzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Brian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Brian postures up and lands a big shot to Costanzo's brow.
O Brian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Costanzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Brian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo looking to control but O Brian passes into half guard.
Costanzo is trying to get back to full guard.
O Brian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Costanzo tries to get to full guard but O Brian has control of the leg.
O Brian passes to full mount!
Costanzo is looking to get to half guard.
O Brian cracks Costanzo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Giraldo Costanzo has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo is looking to get to half guard.
O Brian looking to finish Costanzo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Costanzo!
Giraldo Costanzo's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costanzo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Brian with good strikes from the mount here!
Giraldo Costanzo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Giraldo Costanzo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nikolai O Brian!
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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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