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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Renato Kobayashi enters the cage!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa is looking to clinch but Kobayashi is avoiding it.
Kobayashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Kobayashi. No joy for Costa on that attempt.
Costa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matheus Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobayashi moves in looking to clinch but Costa pushes him off.
Costa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kobayashi!
Costa breaks from Kobayashi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Costa swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kobayashi is now in Costa's guard. A big mistake from Costa there, giving up the dominant position!
Costa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kobayashi won't allow Costa to get back to his feet.
Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Costa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Costa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kobayashi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa tries to clinch but Kobayashi is having none of it.
Kobayashi clinches with his opponent.
Kobayashi has Costa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Costa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kobayashi jumps guard but Costa stands there with Kobayashi around his waist. Kobayashi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Costa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Costa as he jumps to the side.
Matheus Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Kobayashi.
No luck for Costa with that takedown attempt.
Costa is breathing heavily.
Kobayashi feints and as Costa raises his hands in defense, Kobayashi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kobayashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kobayashi preventing the sweep.
Kobayashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Costa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kobayashi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kobayashi passes to side control.
Costa is trying to improve his position.
Kobayashi decides to stand back up.
Costa looks to clinch
and Kobayashi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobayashi trying to control but Costa is working from the bottom.
Kobayashi wants to get up but he can't break Costa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kobayashi won't allow Costa to get back to his feet.
Kobayashi wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Costa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Costa working a defensive guard here.
Costa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kobayashi is one step ahead there.
Kobayashi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kobayashi fails to land the takedown.
Costa darts in trying to clinch
and Kobayashi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Costa won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi tries to advance position but instead Costa slips a leg back in to half guard.
Costa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kobayashi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kobayashi's back!
Can Kobayashi hold on?! Costa is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Kobayashi takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Kobayashi holding both Costa 's hands and preventing any damage.
Costa has Kobayashi flattened out and is raining down punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobayashi wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Kobayashi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kobayashi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like Kobayashi is going to stand back up.
Costa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kobayashi.
Costa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kobayashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa wants to stand and escape but Kobayashi is having none of it.
Costa trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Costa throws a couple of heel strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costa is pulling down on Kobayashi's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa wriggles free and stands up.
Kobayashi is looking to clinch but Costa is avoiding it.
Costa wants to clinch.
Costa misses with a series of wild punches.
Costa tries to clinch but Kobayashi moves away
and Kobayashi counters with a low kick, right behind Costa 's knee.
Costa moves out of range of the body kick.
Kobayashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kobayashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kobayashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kobayashi tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
and Costa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kobayashi's guard.
Kobayashi keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Costa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kobayashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa dodges the punch combination from Kobayashi.
Costa drives through and clinches with Kobayashi against the cage.
Kobayashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi takes an elbow to the temple.
Costa connects with a knee to the head.
Kobayashi tries to pull guard but Costa won't allow it.
Matheus Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Costa.
Still in the clinch, Costa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kobayashi trying to control the position but instead, Costa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kobayashi into the cage.
Kobayashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Costa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kobayashi avoids a wild elbow strike from Costa.
Kobayashi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Costa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Costa effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Costa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kobayashi is trying to break free.
Costa lands a takedown into guard.
Kobayashi looking for a guillotine here but Costa defends easily.
Costa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kobayashi is trying to keep Costa in close.
Costa stands up over Kobayashi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Costa throws a strike but Kobayashi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Costa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Costa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Costa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kobayashi, pushing him back against the cage.
Costa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kobayashi tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
and Costa counters with a left and a right that stings Kobayashi.
Kobayashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costa moves into the clinch.
Kobayashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Costa won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Costa.
Kobayashi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Costa scoring with some ground and pound.
Costa chips away with some ground and pound.
Kobayashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kobayashi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kobayashi looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kobayashi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kobayashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobayashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renato Kobayashi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Costa landing with the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Costa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Costa lands in his opponent's guard.
Kobayashi working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kobayashi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Costa wants to control from the top but Kobayashi keeps moving.
Kobayashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kobayashi trying to strike off his back.
Costa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kobayashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Costa instigates a clinch.
Costa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kobayashi backwards.
Costa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa pushes Kobayashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kobayashi is working for takedown but Costa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kobayashi goes for a takedown attempt but Costa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Matheus Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Kobayashi.
Costa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kobayashi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Costa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kobayashi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kobayashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Costa.
Kobayashi gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Costa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Costa stopping the sweep attempt from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Costa with a nice head shot there.
Costa landing some decent shots from guard.
Costa preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matheus Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Costa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheus Costa!
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