Rewatch the full fight rematch between Paulo Costa and Luke Rockhold ahead of Costa’s fight against Sean Strickland in the …
[Applause] out of the southp Dan in black poo Costa Orthodox in [Applause] white and you know rockold skill for skill he’s as good as anyone no doubt and if he can get this fight to the ground you got to give Rocko the advantage in in the grapple but it’s the power of Costa oh he got hurt there Costa’s Landing these Tru with a clinch they were big shots too seems like perhaps rockold wants to try to take the fight down as he should because Costa is so powerful in explosive like I said the way he attacked Romero is crazy nobody goes at Romero like that this guy’s H big left from [Applause] Costa wow Costa takes Luke down and this is okay for Rocko This is actually good for Rocko because he wants this fight on the ground but Costa in top position if he can posture he can generate some really good power just the second takedown of Pao Costa’s now eight-fight UFC career and who should win crypto.com fan bonus of the night scan the QR code there or go to crypto.com Fan bonus and help your three favorite athletes win up to 30k in Bitcoin vote now and now CA starting to posture LC’s got one butterfly and he needs to try to get that second one into play in Elevate Costa or at least lock down half guard he’s controlling posture here at least C doing a really good job with his top pressure doing a good job of laying the strikes to the body Rockwood has his guard open Rock needs to try to advance defensively he can’t sit here on the Costa that’s a nice elbow to the midsection there by Costa Costa moves to mounts Luke is going to try to sneak out oh Luke’s in real trouble oh Guillotine Guillotine here C good job by Costa po that was a smooth transition by CA to the Mount there very interesting that Costa has decided to take this fight to the ground but if you believe that Costa is going to gas this works to your advantage it’s great to put him in a position where he’s really using mus that he doesn’t generally use inside of Def octagon big body shots from Costa making him count here on the ground he moved to mount again it’s amazing how effortlessly he’s moving in these positions on rockold rockold exploded he’s going to sneak out the back door nicely done by rockold now a Furious start as expected coming up on 90 seconds to go in the round really high Pace to start this fight and if you’re rockle you start stabbing things up the middle trying to attack the body of Costa yep there it is right there Luke has one of the best question mark kicks in the game here’s a good kick to the body in two three four power kicks from Luke rockold rockold looks tired though yeah his mouth wide open seems like the blood in his nose becoming a real problem well his mouth’s open cuz he can’t breathe out of his nose right now it’s pouring blood yeah and those shots in the body that he ate on the ground are certainly not helping no C is doing a really good job of investing in a body shot but you got to think those kicks that Luke hit look at this he’s really good at that wizard kick as a take down but he doesn’t have the energy right now to do it and rock hols breathing really compromis back to work though with that liver kick another Power kick from the left side [Applause] good connection there late in the round by Rock [Applause] hold round one down you to fight you want to fight go well Jason pillo doing his able best to Center his pupil we’ll see if rockold can get a c here that’ll help rockold wouldn’t sit between rounds rockold is coming out guns blazing big kick to the body by oh he got hurt there he’s got his hands locked here he’s got to get to a corner Roco gets a take off oh he got excited he got excited he rushed and now Costa’s got his back great wherewithal by Costa to expeditiously get back to his feet blood is pouring from Rocko’s Nos and he’s grimacing [Applause] body shot from CA rockold circles oh nice left hand there good check right hook there by rockold landed too but good Left Hand by Costa or right hand by Costa rockold is exhausted I don’t think I’ve ever seen him This Ti oh beautiful body kick to the body blood Roco talked a lot about recovery Y and his training but it’s it really is failing him right now well he also hasn’t touched down on this octagon since 2019 and the altitude being up in Utah what’s the C oh 360 roundhouse kick that’s a big movement though oh St rockold stung him there with that left hand that left hand straight down the middle and now Costa with some swelling at a cut under his left eye rockold showing a lot of heart here about three minutes to go in the round well he can still explode I mean he’s exhausted but he still has the capability of launching powerful shots one the thing is he can also see Costa strikes a little bit because Costa’s fatigue ooh oh nice right hand from rockle now ow froc is throwing his shots too big though maybe he should throw things that AR big that’s not good no and that M that just gives Costa Costa almost smiles when he sees that great kick to the leg there rockold skills look pretty good but he’s fatiguing Costa needs to pressure it if you’re C you may go get another take down watch your fingers you good time you okay what happen nut shot but if I’m to I’m like no I don’t want to break watch your fingers look look at me Luke hey watch your fingers all right just keep it clean all right bring it in you guys bring it in Shake Hands let’s go ready fight that body kick from Paulo Costa has been money Rock hole now goes High just over two minutes to go and Costa back to work on the body Luke still has that powerful it’s still fast I mean he looks exhausted but he can still explode with those powerful shot oh barely missed that kick and man Rock’s body language not good interruption in the action here that is not the end of the fight was an illegal blow what happened I said he I think he said he hit him low stay right here L stay right here what happened grind low blow low blow oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah punch right on the C this is for is great got you got time you understand all right take all the time you got time all the time I’m wared you both of you guys keep it clean you understand fingers low blows not having that let’s go fight right back underway pillo trying to let Luke know that Costa is maybe just as tired even though he would not appear to be quite as fatigued he looked very fatigued when he was sitting down he did but when they get back to their feet though C is the one that’s advancing and it’s much easier to be the advancing party than the guy that’s going backwards yes this is why it’s also fatiguing rocker a little bit more because he’s backing up the whole time trying to avoid the attacks of paollo CA look set up that high kick both of these guys are throwing everything with so much power that’s why they’re fatiguing themselves nothing is is just a touch everything’s to finish the fight yep spinning back kick Luke looks like he’s got some more pep in his step now far more kicks than punches out beautiful kick by PA right across the front of the legs and I love that Coaster’s going to the body when know a guy’s tired you keep digging to the body nothing fatigues him more problem with that is he’s got to be careful in the check right hook from Rock oh what a body Ki by CA that’s nasty and rockold tries to respond with his offense immediately but the body language not great rockold wants to put his hands on his knees yeah he wants to take a break and he’s going to but in in which he’s had his moments that is not a great visual Costa pressing forward more body kicks of [Applause] [Music] yosa third and final round ready fight you ready fight let’s go and John you said rockold had moments but Costa’s won the first two rounds yes he has fought very very well cuz in between those moments that rockold had hoc Costa has been advancing he’s been Landing he landed a massive body kick in that second round that really did The Rock oh oh he’s turning it up as he should though [Applause] yes oh this is huge absolutely huge oh he got oh my goodness he got sloppy yes he got sloppy he got desperate Rock saw his chance and got desperate and that last explosion may be the last one he has rock trying to find a little bit more for gasoline here late in the fight oh ni stick with the right by Costa that got Rock’s attention right on the nose oh and now a look for shot by brck what a fight under four minutes now to go but because Roco so tired and because he’s being he’s fighting so weird it’s hard Maka to attack him in the way that he wants all that job we’ve seen Derrik Lewis do that at times CA needs to take his time and wait for Luke to make a mistake like that cuz then there’s [Applause] openings oh huge connection for rockle now oh my God yeah looked like rock H hold said f you twice before landing that shot oh he hit him with a twisting kick wow wild that’s a pressing kick look at Costa hands dropped three minutes to go three minutes left in the round as loud as this Arena has been all night wow good spa by Costa big mistake there by Rocko no reason to take that shot he’s too tired there’s no chance that he finishes that on Paul aosta right now but when you’re this tired you start to make mistakes and he was actually having a good third round yeah he stung him a few times but as we saw in the fight earlier the kid felt safer on his back opposed to being on his feet rock may feel safer down here opposed to on the feet the ca right [Applause] now Costa maintaining position here two minutes now to the side the co-main event they’re talking to each other Costa’s moving in the mou I’m very surprised at how well Costa’s been able to Grapple with Luke Rock from the top he’s passing those guards pretty easily [Applause] Costa now working off the back the rockold if Luke can spin and wind up on top here it would be epic C’s got his wrist that stops that turn back into him Rocko’s got a wrist fight on the other side clear as R then rotate back in the cost they’re talking to each other PA telling himself Luke’s cing luk trying to spin he’s looking to spin now he’s got his arm out so now there’s a chance but if he turns and po follows with his right knee he’ll end up in the mou [Applause] this is it why F you get out here he just doesn’t have the energy CA not much of a submission threat but dominating here nonetheless oh oh oh this is crazy listen to his crowd and Luke Rocko feeds off the crowd look at that look’s face I just had to turn you guys up in my headset final seconds now this place is going insane somehow some way Luke rockold and Pao Costa Go the Distance ladies and gentlemen after three rounds we go to the judges score cards for decision all three judges score this contest 3027 for the winner by unanimous decision follow the [Applause] Eraser Co