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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Costa (ranked 3466 p4p, 371 weight class) and Simba Moso (ranked 2509 p4p, 284 weight class). Moso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 cm
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152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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169 cm
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158 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Costa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simba Moso! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moso throws a poor cross that misses
letting Costa counter with a right hand. Moso misses with a body punch
and Costa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Moso swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
A low kick from Moso misses and Costa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Moso wants to clinch letting Costa counter with a right hand. Sloppy strikes from Moso. Those never looked like landing. As Moso looks to move away, Costa throws a big counter combo but Moso just gets out of the way. Costa 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. A leg kick checked by Costa. Moso falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Costa counter with a right hand. No joy there for Costa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Moso swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Costa counter with a right hand. Moso throws a leg kick that is checked and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Moso misses with a body punch
and Moso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moso misses with a right hand and Costa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Moso misses with a hook
and Costa counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Moso misses with a hook to the body
and Costa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moso is rocked! Moso is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Costa rather than just go for the knockout. Moso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Costa counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Moso out cold! What a finish! Costa is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Costa! During a confident post fight interview, Tony Costa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. Simba Moso was interviewed post fight and said 'I will never give up!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
74% |
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