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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Borgia (ranked 313 p4p, 788 weight class) and Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 51 p4p, 110 weight class). Borgia comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borgia.
Borgia looks to land a right hand but Costeau moved out of range.
Costeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Borgia tries to counter with a takedown but Costeau is quick to defend against it.
Borgia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
No luck for Borgia with that takedown attempt.
Borgia throws an overhand right that lands on Costeau's shoulder, as Costeau tries to avoid the shot.
Borgia slips a jab from Costeau.
Borgia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Borgia lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Costeau.
Costeau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Costeau 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.
A big left from Costeau misses.
Borgia swings for the body but Costeau moves out of range.
Borgia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borgia.
Costeau connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Costeau stuns Borgia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Borgia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costeau.
A shot to the liver by Costeau. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Borgia misses with a wild body shot.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia shoots in looking for a takedown but Costeau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Borgia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Costeau misses the target.
Borgia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Borgia finds it's target.
Costeau throws a jab when Borgia was well out of range.
Borgia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costeau.
Costeau misses with a straight right.
Borgia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Costeau sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Borgia somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borgia. Costeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borgia.
Borgia looks to throw the jab but Costeau is out of range.
A nice side step and Costeau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Costeau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Borgia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Borgia is just out of range.
Borgia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Costeau lands with an overhand left.
Costeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borgia.
Costeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Borgia.
Costeau throws the left hand but Borgia avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Costeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Borgia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Costeau won't be happy with that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Borgia trying to control the position but Costeau is working away.
Costeau manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Costeau decides to stand and escape the position.
Costeau misses with a hook.
Costeau lands with a cross.
Borgia moves away from the strike by Costeau.
Borgia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borgia misses with a looping right.
Borgia shoots in but no luck this time.
Costeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borgia.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Costeau as he jumps to the side.
Costeau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Costeau as he jumps to the side.
Costeau misses with a straight left.
Costeau defending well as Borgia loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Costeau.
Costeau lands a jab to the head.
Costeau throws a hook but Borgia avoids it easily.
Borgia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costeau.
Borgia ducks right into an uppercut from Costeau.
Borgia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Borgia showed some decent athleticism there.
Costeau pushes Borgia off and gets back to his feet.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costeau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borgia at a distance.
Borgia scores with a shot to the body.
Costeau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Borgia on the side of the head.
Costeau misses with a hook. Borgia ducked under it nicely.
Borgia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Costeau is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Borgia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costeau scores with a hook.
A jab from Costeau finds it's way through Borgia's defenses.
Borgia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costeau.
Costeau takes a swing at Borgia's ribcage but misses.
Borgia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Costeau throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Borgia counter with a right hand.
Borgia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Borgia cracks Costeau with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costeau. Borgia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borgia defending well as Costeau loads up on a big left hand.
Borgia slips a straight right by Costeau.
Costeau missing with a left hand there. Borgia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Borgia or perhaps it was just good defense by Costeau, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Costeau! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costeau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Costeau connects with a looping right hand.
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borgia moves away.
Costeau defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Borgia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Costeau looks to throw the jab but Borgia is out of range.
Borgia misses with a straight left.
Costeau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Borgia misses with a looping right.
Borgia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Borgia defending well as Costeau loads up on a big left hand.
Borgia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borgia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Costeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borgia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Borgia slips a straight right by Costeau.
Costeau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borgia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borgia. Costeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Borgia looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
Borgia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Borgia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Costeau throws a body punch but Borgia moves out of range.
Borgia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Costeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borgia looks to throw the jab but Costeau is out of range.
Costeau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Costeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Costeau. That snapped Borgia's head back.
Borgia misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Costeau! But no joy.
Borgia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Costeau throws out a counter right but Borgia avoids it with no problem.
Borgia with a poor takedown
and Costeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Borgia misses.
Costeau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borgia at a distance.
Borgia shoots in looking for a takedown but Costeau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Borgia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Borgia misses.
Costeau defending well as Borgia loads up on a big left hand.
Borgia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Costeau is trying to defend but Borgia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costeau trying to control from the bottom.
Costeau wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau is trying is best to control the position here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Borgia content to control rather than advance.
Costeau tries to kick Borgia off but Borgia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Borgia is trying to control. Costeau wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borgia is controlling the pace.
Borgia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Costeau does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Borgia in particular looking to stall.
Costeau desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Borgia is thwarting Costeau's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau won't allow Borgia to pass to mount.
Costeau is trying to stand back up but Borgia is controlling him
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Costeau is looking to improve his position.
Borgia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Costeau keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Borgia content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Borgia lands a nice short elbow.
Borgia winds up and cracks Costeau with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Costeau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borgia works his way into side control.
Costeau wants to control but Borgia postures up.
Borgia is looking to take a break and control but Costeau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costeau is trying to control Borgia's posture but Borgia avoids it.
Costeau managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Borgia.
Costeau tries to bench press Borgia off him but Borgia keeps the position.
Borgia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Borgia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Costeau sneaks back into half guard.
Borgia wants to pass the guard but Costeau is defending well.
Costeau is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Borgia just misses with a punch to the body.
Borgia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgia.
Costeau let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Borgia misses.
Borgia dives in for a single leg takedown but Costeau sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Costeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costeau throws out a loose jab but Borgia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borgia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgia.
A nice side step and Costeau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Borgia goes for a double leg but Costeau avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Costeau continues to drive forward.
Costeau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borgia backwards.
Borgia wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia working hard to break the clinch.
Costeau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Borgia blocks a body shot from Costeau.
Costeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Costeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Borgia blocks an uppercut.
Borgia misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Costeau.
Borgia can't find room to land a body shot as Costeau controls the action.
A short right from Costeau.
Costeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borgia backwards.
Costeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Costeau.
A cross from Costeau lands.
Costeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Costeau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borgia on the side of the head.
Borgia throws a hook to the side of Costeau's head but Costeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Costeau scores with a sloppy right hand. Borgia should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Costeau. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Costeau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgia throws a jab when Costeau was well out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Borgia or perhaps it was just good defense by Costeau, which made it look bad.
Borgia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Costeau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borgia thinking.
Borgia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costeau. Borgia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Costeau lands with a nice body punch.
Costeau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Costeau there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borgia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costeau.
Costeau jabs Borgia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Costeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borgia misses the shot to the body.
Borgia throws a looping overhand right but Costeau ducks down to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Costeau. No joy for Borgia on that attempt.
Costeau misses with a wild body shot.
Costeau lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Borgia under the eye.
Costeau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borgia scores with a jab to the body.
Borgia shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Borgia.
Cesare Borgia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costeau lands with a good body shot.
Borgia missing with a left hand there. Costeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borgia throws out a loose jab but Costeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borgia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau defending well as Borgia loads up on a big left hand.
Borgia misses the jab.
Costeau lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Borgia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Costeau's waist but Costeau gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borgia off to one side.
Costeau connects with a body shot that sends Borgia's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borgia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Costeau catches Borgia right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Costeau.
Borgia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Costeau does it's job there.
Borgia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borgia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borgia cracks Costeau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Costeau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Borgia throws an overhand right that lands on Costeau's shoulder, as Costeau tries to avoid the shot.
Borgia ducks right into an uppercut from Costeau.
Borgia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Costeau.
Costeau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Borgia missing with a left hand there. Costeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borgia misses with a wild body shot.
Costeau thuds a left hand into Borgia's body.
Borgia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Costeau winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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