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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rai Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewie Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai 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, Stewie Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa instigates a clinch.
Costa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Costa lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Stewie Griffin has been cut.
Costa misses with a knee strike.
Costa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Costa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
Costa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Costa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griffin's face.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Griffin is looking to control Costa's arms but Costa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Griffin has his back to the cage.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Costa walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Costa misses.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rai Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stewie Griffin.
Costa keeps the fight on the outside.
Costa misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Costa as he avoids it easily.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Costa looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Costa takes the fight into the clinch.
Costa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Costa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
Costa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Costa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Costa tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Costa is keeping busy.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Costa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Griffin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Costa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Griffin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Costa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Costa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffin shoots in for a double leg but Costa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Costa checks a leg kick.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rai Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin tries to score a body lock takedown but Costa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Costa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Griffin fails to pull guard.
Griffin has Costa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Costa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Griffin is trying to break free.
Costa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costa avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Costa misses with a knee strike.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Costa has double underhooks.
Costa prevents Griffin from breaking the clinch.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Griffin goes for a takedown attempt but Costa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in and drives through. Costa sprawls well.
Costa keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
Costa closes the distance and pushes Griffin back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Costa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Costa avoids the damage to the body.
Costa looking to throw knees to the head but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Costa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Costa tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Costa gets underhooks to prevent Griffin's takedown attempt.
Costa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Costa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin tries to score a body lock takedown but Costa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Costa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Costa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Costa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Costa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Griffin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Costa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Costa throws a combination that misses
so Griffin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Griffin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Griffin won't allow Costa to get back to his feet.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Costa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griffin won't allow Costa to get back to his feet.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rai Costa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stewie Griffin's cut.
That's time! Costa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Costa darts in and clinches Griffin up against the cage.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Costa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Costa misses with a knee strike.
Costa looking to throw knees to the head but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Griffin is trying to break free.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Costa is controlling the position.
Costa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin is looking to control Costa's arms but Costa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Griffin has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Costa misses with a knee strike.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin goes for a takedown attempt but Costa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Griffin shoots in and drives through. Costa sprawls well.
Rai Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stewie Griffin.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rai Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Costa tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt - Costa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
Costa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Costa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Griffin avoiding damage as Costa throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Costa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Griffin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Costa crunches a lovely knee into Griffin's ribcage.
Griffin can't get the takedown.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Costa walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Costa wants to clinch.
Costa instigates a clinch.
Costa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Costa manages to get underhooks.
Costa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Costa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Costa keeps him there for the moment.
Griffin wants to break free but Costa has control.
Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Costa missing with knees to the body.
Griffin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Costa smiles and moves away.
Griffin looks for the body kick but Costa saw that one coming.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Griffin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Costa's waist but Costa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffin off to one side.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Costa as he jumps to the side.
Good leg kick by Costa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Costa keeps it at a distance.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Costa but Costa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Costa tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Costa keeps it at a distance.
Costa stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffin. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
Rai Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa closes the distance and pushes Griffin back into the cage.
Costa misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Griffin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Costa's brow.
Griffin tries to stall but Costa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Costa looking to throw knees to the head but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Griffin wants a takedown but no success here.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Costa walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Costa tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Costa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rai Costa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stewie Griffin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Costa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costa tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Costa drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Costa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin wants to get back to striking at distance but Costa won't allow it.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
Griffin goes for a takedown attempt but Costa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Costa as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rai Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stewie Griffin.
No luck for Griffin with that takedown attempt.
Costa has Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Costa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Costa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
Griffin tries to pull guard but Costa holds him up against the cage and eventually Griffin drops back down to his feet.
Costa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Costa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Costa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Costa stops a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Costa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin trying to stall but Costa improves his position.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Costa has double underhooks.
Costa misses with a knee strike.
Griffin goes for a takedown attempt but Costa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Costa drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
Costa prevents Griffin from breaking the clinch.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
Griffin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Costa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Costa gets underhooks to prevent Griffin's takedown attempt.
Griffin fails to pull guard.
Costa landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a knee strike.
Costa tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin wants to break free but Costa has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Griffin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Griffin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Costa.
Griffin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Costa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Costa misses with a knee to the head.
Costa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Costa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Costa smiles and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Griffin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Costa tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
That's four 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.
Griffin looks for the body kick but Costa saw that one coming.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
Griffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Costa swivels and escapes.
Costa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Costa walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Costa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Costa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Costa gets a clinch.
Griffin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Costa smiles and moves away.
Stewie Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rai Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rai Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Costa, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rai Costa!
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energy
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hype
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