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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Costello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Costello will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared Jericho!
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, Chris Costello!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costello slaps away a takedown attempt from Jericho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Costello misses with a takedown
and Jericho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Costello's guard.
Costello is trying to keep Jericho in close.
Jericho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Costello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jericho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jericho preventing the sweep.
Jericho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jericho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jericho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho stands up over Costello, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jericho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Costello pulls Jericho in close to his closed guard and prevents Jericho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Costello looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jericho is one step ahead there.
Costello controls Jericho momentarily but Jericho frees himself.
Costello has his foot on Jericho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jericho works his way back into a safe position though.
Jericho trying to control but Costello is working from the bottom.
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.
Jericho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jericho is looking to work some ground and pound but Costello has wrist control.
Jericho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Costello doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jericho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Costello's guard.
Costello looks gassed!
Jericho trying to control but Costello is working from the bottom.
Jericho throwing strikes but missing.
Jericho postures up in Costello's guard and throws a big left but Costello blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho landing with the ground and pound.
Jericho with a nice head shot there.
Costello preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costello not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jericho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jericho lands a couple of digs.
Jericho scoring with some ground and pound.
Jericho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jericho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jericho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho cracks Costello with a solid left hand.
Jericho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jericho postures up in Costello's guard and throws a big left but Costello blocks it.
Jericho connects with a couple of short punches.
Jericho chips away with some ground and pound.
Jericho connects with a couple of short punches.
Jericho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Jericho dominated that round.
That's time! Jericho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jericho feints and as Costello raises his hands in defense, Jericho changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jericho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Costello looking for a sweep. Not yet Costello, not yet.
Jericho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jericho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jericho postures up and lands a big shot to Costello's brow.
Jericho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jericho trying to control but Costello is working from the bottom.
Jericho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Costello is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costello is keeping the position for now.
Jericho landing with the ground and pound.
Jericho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Costello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jericho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jericho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jericho chips away with some ground and pound.
Jericho landing with the ground and pound.
Jericho scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jericho throws a big right hand that misses.
Jericho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jericho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jericho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jericho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Costello's head.
Jericho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jared Jericho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jericho landing with the ground and pound.
Jericho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jericho tries to free his leg and advance position but Costello is retaining full guard.
Jericho stands up over Costello, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Jericho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jericho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jericho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jericho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jericho looks up at the clock and then as Costello takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jericho smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jericho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Costello knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jericho scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Jericho dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jericho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Costello is looking for a sweep. Jericho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jericho is trying to control. Costello wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jericho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Costello taking some punishment here, with Jericho in his half guard.
Jericho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jericho is keen to just control but Costello is a slippery customer.
Jericho is working for a submission of some sort.
Jericho seems to be working for a kimura but Costello defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jericho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Costello blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jericho.
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.
Costello is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jericho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jericho working over Costello with some ground and pound. Costello looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jericho seems to be looking for submissions.
Jericho lands with a punch from half guard.
Jericho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jericho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Costello is trying to get back to full guard.
Jericho with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jericho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costello can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costello trying to hold on to Jericho's head to control him but Jericho postures up.
Costello is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jericho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jericho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jericho trying to control the action but Costello is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Costello shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jericho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Costello won't be happy with that.
Costello takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jericho landing strikes.
Jericho happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costello takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jericho trying to control the position but Costello is working away.
Jericho in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jericho lands a nice forearm strike.
Chris Costello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jericho working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Jericho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jericho, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Jericho!
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energy
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