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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Costanza misses with a body punch
and Musa counters with a nice body kick.
Costanza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Costanza misses with a wild combination.
Costanza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costanza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musa flicks out a counter leg kick but Costanza steps away.
Musa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Musa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Costanza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Costanza digs a good hook to Musa's body.
Musa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costanza to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Costanza moves into range and clinches up with Musa.
Costanza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Musa's efforts to push away.
Musa can't break the clinch.
Come on Costanza - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Musa wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T2#
Costanza struggles to land a body shot inside as Musa controls his hands.
Musa wants to get back to striking at distance but Costanza won't allow it.
Costanza throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Costanza.
Costanza keeps control of Musa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Costanza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Costanza lands a shoulder strike.
Musa wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Costanza breaks from the clinch.
Costanza jabs Musa right on the nose. Musa blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costanza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musa manages to avoid it.
Musa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Musa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T3#
Musa slips under a jab.
Musa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Musa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costanza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musa.
Musa shapes to counter with a head kick.#CL#
Costanza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Costanza misses with some punches.
Costanza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Musa's efforts to push away.
Costanza slowing the pace effectively.
Musa has had enough of the clinch but Costanza keeps him there for the moment.
Costanza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Musa backwards.
Costanza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Costanza.
#T4#
Musa is looking to break free of the clinch but Costanza has double underhooks.
Costanza lands a left hand.
Musa is trying to break the clinch but Costanza has him pressed against the cage.
Costanza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Musa's efforts to push away.
Musa has had enough of the clinch but Costanza keeps him there for the moment.
Costanza lands a left hand.
Costanza tries to throw a body punch but Musa avoids it by throwing Costanza back against the cage.
Musa is trying to force a seperation but Costanza has the dominant position.
Musa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costanza has him pressed against the cage.
Musa tries to circle away but Costanza has him pinned against the cage.
Costanza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musa tries to circle away but Costanza has him pinned against the cage.
Costanza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Costanza dominated that round.
That's time! Costanza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Musa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Costanza.
Musa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Musa dodges the punch combination from Costanza.
Musa throws a big counter head kick but Costanza avoids it with no problem.
Musa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Costanza does it's job there.
Costanza throws a right hand that Musa ducks under and follows up with a left that Musa also avoids with ease.
Musa throws a fast counter high kick but Costanza manages to duck under it in time.
Cosmo Costanza is winning the standup battle so far.#T1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Costanza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Musa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Musa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costanza is working Musa over against the cage.
Costanza lands a right hand.
Costanza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Costanza has a couple of punches blocked by Musa.
Musa tries to break free but Costanza pushes him back against the cage.
Costanza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musa can do to turn this around?
A short right from Costanza on the inside.
Costanza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Costanza.
A hook to the body from Costanza.
#T2#
Costanza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Musa backwards.
Costanza lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Costanza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costanza swings for the body but Musa moves out of range.
Costanza throws a combination that misses #KD2#
and Musa counters with a head kick that drops Costanza - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground! #ROC2#
Costanza is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costanza is staying active underneath Musa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Musa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Costanza won't allow Musa to pass to mount. #T3#
Costanza is refusing to be controlled, as Musa sits in half guard.
Musa content to control rather than advance.
Musa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Costanza is refusing to be controlled, as Musa sits in half guard.
Musa is controlling the pace.
Musa throwing shots but Costanza is blocking nicely. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Musa wants to control but Costanza is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Musa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Costanza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Costanza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musa manages to avoid it.
Musa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#CL#
Costanza has closed the distance and engaged Musa in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A frustrated look appears on Musa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Musa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Musa working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Costanza dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Costanza throws a shot to the body.
Costanza throws a body punch but Musa moves out of range.
Musa shapes to counter with a head kick.
Costanza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musa avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costanza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Musa.
Musa counters with a body kick.#CL#
Costanza closes the distance and clinches.
Costanza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cosmo Costanza has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Costanza lands a left hand.
Musa working hard to break the clinch.
Costanza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Musa is trying to break free.
Costanza digs a right hand into Musa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Musa's gas tank.
Musa is trying to break the clinch but Costanza has him pressed against the cage.
Costanza is working Musa over against the cage.
Musa takes a shot to the head.
Musa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Musa is trying to break free.
Costanza is pushing Musa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee is keeping an eye on Costanza - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T2#
Musa has had enough of the clinch but Costanza keeps him there for the moment.
Musa prevents a body shot from Costanza.
Costanza pressing his opponent against the cage.
Costanza swings wildly with an uppercut but Musa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costanza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Musa.
Costanza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Musa is trying to break the clinch but Costanza is controlling him.
Musa tries to break free but Costanza pushes him back against the cage.
Costanza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Musa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Musa working hard to break the clinch.
Musa is trying to force a seperation but Costanza has the dominant position.
Musa working hard to break the clinch.
Musa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Costanza lands an uppercut.
Costanza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Costanza has Musa pressed against the cage, preventing Musa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Musa wants to break free but Costanza has control.
Musa is looking to break free of the clinch but Costanza has double underhooks.
Musa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costanza has him pressed against the cage.
Costanza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Costanza lands an uppercut.
Costanza avoiding damage.
#T4#
Musa tries to break free but Costanza pushes him back against the cage.
Musa tries to break the clinch but Costanza is controlling the position.
Costanza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Musa backwards.
Musa takes a shot to the head.
Costanza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Musas head.
Musa wants to break free but Costanza has control.
Musa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Costanza stalls.
Musa takes a shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A hook to the body from Costanza.
Musa is trying to push Costanza away but Costanza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Musa is trying to break free.
Mansa Musa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Musa misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmo Costanza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Costanza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Costanza!
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