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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Costa (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue 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 London, Josef Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Costa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rocha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rocha!
Rocha dives in and grabs Costa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Costa pushes down on Rocha's head and hops out.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt - Costa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa moves out of range of the body kick from Rocha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha shoots for a double leg takedown but Costa sprawls well. He's pushed Rocha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Costa avoids the head kick by Rocha.
Rocha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rocha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Costa is fending him off so far but Rocha persists. Nope, Costa circles away and we're back to standing.
Rocha misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Rocha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Costa blocks a low kick nicely.
Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rocha.
Rocha darts in looking for a takedown but Costa gets double underhooks and turns Rocha into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha jumps guard but Costa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rocha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costa misses with some punches.
Costa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Costa.
Rocha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Costa to keep the fight standing.
Costa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Costa lands with a short shot to the head.
Rocha is trying to pull guard but Costa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rocha tries to circle away but Costa has him pinned against the cage.
Rocha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rocha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Costa to keep the fight standing.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
Costa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocha's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa blocks an elbow strike.
Costa blocks a body shot from Rocha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costa.
Costa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rocha 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. Rocha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rocha shoots in for a double leg but Costa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rocha with a poor takedown
and Costa counters with a good low kick that Rocha was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rocha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Rocha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rocha tries to clinch but Costa moves away
and Costa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Costa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rocha misses with a leg kick.
Rocha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick from Rocha misses.
Rocha misses with a right hand
and Costa counters with an inside leg kick.
Josef Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rocha.
Rocha throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rocha. Rocha obviously looking to wear him down.
Rocha tries a head kick but it misses.
Rocha is looking to clinch but Costa is avoiding it.
Costa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rocha.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rocha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Costa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Costa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rocha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Costa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Costa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rocha shoots in but Costa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Rocha on that attempt.
Costa moves out of range of the leg kick from Rocha.
Rocha throws a combination that misses
and Costa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rocha misses with a hook to the body
and Costa counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Rocha on that attempt.
Rocha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rocha tries to land a leg kick but Costa saw it coming and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rocha.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown but Costa shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Rocha dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rocha wants to land a leg kick but Costa is out of range.
Rocha tries to clinch but Costa moves out of range.
Rocha looks for a takedown but Costa sprawls well.
Rocha misses with a low kick as Costa jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa leaves Rocha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rocha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Costa counters with a leg kick.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown but Costa shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marco Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa leaves Rocha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Costa as he jumps to the side.
Rocha tries for a takedown but Costa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rocha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Costa pinned against the cage. Costa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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.
Rocha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Costa blocks the body kick.
Josef Rocha is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Josef Rocha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marco Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rocha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josef Rocha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rocha 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Rocha!
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hype
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RATING
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