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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Costa (ranked 3877 p4p, 4671 weight class) and Frank Karuso (ranked 466 p4p, 512 weight class). Maximo Costa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Karuso's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximo Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Karuso!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karuso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karuso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa is trying to break free.
Karuso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costa is looking for a takedown.
Costa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Karuso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Costa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karuso lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karuso.
Karuso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karuso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karuso.
Karuso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karuso lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karuso is working Costa over against the cage.
Karuso gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karuso lands a body punch.
Costa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karuso is keeping busy.
The referee calls for Karuso to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa tries to break the clinch but Karuso is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Karuso as the two fighters clinch.
Karuso digs a right hand into Costa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Costa's gas tank.
Karuso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Costa is looking to break free of the clinch but Karuso has double underhooks.
Karuso lands a nice uppercut.
Karuso gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Karuso.
Karuso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Karuso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short left from Karuso.
Karuso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Costa is breathing heavily.
Costa is trying to break free.
Costa tries to break the clinch but Karuso is controlling the position.
Karuso gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karuso breaks from the clinch.
Karuso misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Karuso.
Costa is rocked!
Karuso drops Costa with a naaaaasty hook - Costa is in real trouble here! Karuso dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Karuso!
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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
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