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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michae Balle (ranked 1400 p4p, 66 weight class) and Tiago Da Costa (ranked 2582 p4p, 101 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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199 cm
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270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michae Balle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiago Da Costa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Costa staying out of range there.
Balle connects with a right hand. Da Costa shakes it off.
It looks like Tiago Da Costa has been cut.
Da Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balle.
Da Costa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Da Costa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balle to score with a decent uppercut.
Da Costa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Da Costa.
Da Costa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Da Costa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Costa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Da Costa fails with the takedown
and Balle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balle as he jumps to the side.
Balle throwing a counter right hand but Da Costa manages to avoid it.
Balle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Da Costa.
Balle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Michae Balle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Da Costa.
Balle swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Balle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Balle misses its intended target.
Da Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Costa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Da Costa scrambles back to his feet.
That has opened up Tiago Da Costa's cut even more.
Da Costa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michae Balle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Da Costa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Balle throws a series of punches but Da Costa avoids them all with ease.
Da Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Da Costa tries for a takedown but Balle circles away easily
and Balle counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balle.
Balle sets himself, and Da Costa steps forward looking for the clinch! Balle avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balle throws a body shot but no joy.
Da Costa tries to counter with a clinch but Balle shakes him off and moves away.
Balle throws a hook but Da Costa blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Balle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Balle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Da Costa on the ground.
Da Costa throws a big elbow that misses.
Da Costa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Costa can do to turn this around?
Balle trying to keep a closed guard but Da Costa is proving a slippery customer.
Da Costa drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Da Costa seems to have locked his on tight now - Balle screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Da Costa, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tiago Da Costa!
Tiago Da Costa is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiago Da Costa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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