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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reodfsenior Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Double Espresso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espresso has chosen Puttin' it down like its 1987! as his entrance music. 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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203 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Reodfsenior Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Double Espresso!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castro is looking to clinch.
Castro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castro wants it to stay on the feet.
Espresso thows a body shot but no joy.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castro throws a hook but Espresso avoids it easily.
Castro fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Espresso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castro throws a series of punches but Espresso moves out of range.
Espresso swats away the attempt to clinch by Castro.
Castro tries to clinch there but Espresso circles away.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Espresso scores with a takedown into Castro's guard.
Espresso slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Espresso controls the position from side control.
Espresso in side control, throwing shots but Castro defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro can't do much from the bottom here.
A control attempt from Castro but he's now mounted!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Espresso cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Espresso looking to control but Castro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Castro taking shots to the head.
Castro working to try and regain half guard.
Espresso in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Espresso scoring with strikes but Castro is staying in there.
Espresso looking to control but Castro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Espresso landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Espresso.
Castro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Espresso lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Castro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castro is bucking up trying to escape but Espresso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Espresso won't let Castro get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Espresso landing punches.
Castro can't escape the position.
Espresso landing shots from mount.
Espresso controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Castro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Espresso postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Castro looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espresso lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Castro tries to reverse the position but Espresso maintains control.
Espresso landing shots from mount.
Castro wants to control but Espresso is having none of it.
Espresso controlling from mount.
Castro is desperately trying to improve his position but Espresso has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Espresso tries to control but Castro wriggling away.
Castro is working to get back to half guard.
Castro regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro is trying to control but can't.
Espresso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Castro is trying to control but Espresso manages to pass to mount!
Espresso controlling from mount.
Espresso landing strikes, looking to finish!
Espresso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castro is looking to escape.
Castro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Double Espresso dominated that 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.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Espresso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Espresso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castro closes the distance and pushes Espresso back into the cage.
Castro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castro misses with a knee to the head.
Castro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Castro tries a knee to the head but Espresso blocks it.
Castro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Espresso is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Espresso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Espresso digs a good hook to Castro's body.
Castro slips a jab from Espresso.
Espresso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Espresso fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Espresso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castro throws a body kick that misses.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Espresso moves out of range easily.
Espresso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reodfsenior Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Espresso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Espresso is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castro's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Espresso passes into side control, despite Castro's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espresso working the head and body with strikes.
Castro gets back to half guard.
Espresso is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Espresso.
Espresso slips a nice elbow through Castro's hands, connecting with Castro's forehead.
Espresso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Espresso drops an elbow to the side of Castro's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espresso stalling.
Espresso prevents Castro from improving his position.
Espresso not doing much here.
Castro wants to improve his position but Espresso is controlling well.
Espresso works his way into side control.
Castro can't do much from the bottom here.
Castro taking a bit of punishment here - Espresso scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espresso tries to advance to mount but Castro denies him.
Double Espresso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Castro taking punishment in the form of punches.
Castro regains half guard.
Espresso content to control rather than advance.
Espresso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Castro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Castro is staying active underneath Espresso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Espresso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Castro trying to control here.
Espresso is pressing down on Castro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Castro is holding on for now.
Castro wants to control but Espresso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espresso prevents Castro from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Espresso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Castro throws a shot from downtown. Espresso moves away and avoids it.
Reodfsenior Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castro slips a jab from Espresso.
Espresso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Espresso.
Espresso feints and as Castro raises his hands in defense, Espresso changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Castro has his foot on Espresso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Espresso works his way back into a safe position though.
Espresso landing with the ground and pound.
Espresso throwing strikes from guard but Castro blocks nicely.
Espresso wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Espresso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Double Espresso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Espresso with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Espresso slips a jab and a cross from Castro.
Espresso gets the takedown into side control.
Espresso throws an elbow but Castro slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Castro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Espresso in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Castro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Espresso's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Espresso is trying to control the action in half guard but Castro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Espresso thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Castro to regain full guard.
Espresso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espresso working some strikes from top position.
Castro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Espresso working some strikes from top position.
Espresso content to stall in guard here.
Castro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Espresso is one step ahead there.
Espresso trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
Castro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castro looking for a sweep. Not yet Castro, not yet.
Castro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Espresso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Castro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Espresso.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Castro misses with a wild combination.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Espresso blocks a jab.
Castro wants to clinch.
Espresso shoots in and bounces Castro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Castro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Castro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espresso scoring with punches to the head and body.
Espresso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castro is trying to keep Espresso in close.
Reodfsenior Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Espresso's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Castro keeping moving, preventing Espresso from controlling successfully.
Espresso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Espresso is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Castro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castro keeping moving, preventing Espresso from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro trying to control the position.
Espresso lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Castro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Espresso.
Espresso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Espresso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Castro is tightening it up a little... Espresso has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Espresso reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Espresso taps out! nice BJJ there by Castro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Reodfsenior Castro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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