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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Iori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Terry Iori was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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300 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfonso Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Iori!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo takes one to the chin there.
Iori decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Iori is stalling here. Castillo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Iori seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Castillo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Iori is looking to reverse the position.
Castillo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Iori wants to control but Castillo postures up.
Iori tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Castillo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Iori managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Castillo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iori is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Iori takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Iori's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castillo working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo working the strikes but Iori uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Iori wants to control but Castillo is keeping busy.
Castillo winds up and cracks Iori with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Castillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Iori is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Iori gets full guard.
Castillo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Iori's head.
Iori bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Castillo's guard.
Iori wants to control from the top but Castillo keeps moving.
Castillo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Castillo controls Iori momentarily but Iori frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iori lands a couple of digs.
Iori throwing strikes but missing.
Castillo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Castillo tries to get out of the position.
Castillo trying to control the position.
Iori throwing strikes from guard but Castillo blocks nicely.
Iori in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Castillo moves out of range of the body kick.
Iori tries to work over Castillo's front leg with a kick but Castillo checks it.
Iori misses with a hook. Castillo ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Iori misses the target.
Castillo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iori. Iori obviously looking to wear him down.
Iori throws a looping overhand right but Castillo ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Iori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Iori.
Iori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Castillo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Iori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castillo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Iori throws a jab when Castillo was well out of range.
Castillo ducks under a wild hook from Iori.
Iori misses the shot to the body.
Iori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castillo.
Iori throws out a leg kick but Castillo moves out of range and Iori only half commits.
Iori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castillo.
Iori looks for a takedown but Castillo sprawls well.
Iori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castillo.
Iori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terry Iori will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Iori misses with the combination.
Iori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castillo moves away.
Iori lands a slapping body shot.
Iori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castillo.
Castillo checks a low kick from Iori.
Castillo checks a leg kick.
Iori looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Iori trying to control from Castillo's half guard. Castillo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Iori controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Iori from controlling successfully.
Castillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Iori postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Iori working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Iori trying to control the position from guard on top but Castillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iori in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Castillo, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iori landing with the ground and pound.
Iori has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Iori throwing strikes from guard but Castillo blocks nicely.
Castillo 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.
Iori in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castillo has momentary wrist control but Iori slips an elbow through the middle.
Iori trying to control the position from guard on top but Castillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iori has gone for a leg lock! Castillo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Iori's guard.
Iori seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo preventing the sweep.
Iori lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Castillo!
Iori controlling from mount.
Iori is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Castillo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Iori is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iori tries to control but Castillo wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Iori cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Iori raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iori lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Iori lands a nice shot to the head.
Iori cracks Castillo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Castillo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iori lands a big shot there that rocks Castillo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Castillo taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Iori.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Iori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Iori pushes Castillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Iori is working for takedown but Castillo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Iori controlling the action here for a moment.
Iori lands a right hand.
Castillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castillo.
Castillo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Iori fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Iori throws a leg kick but Castillo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Iori is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Iori throws and low kick but Castillo moves out of range easily.
Iori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iori looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range.
Iori throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Castillo was covering up waiting for the punch and Iori finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Iori chips away with some ground and pound.
Iori working some strikes from top position.
Iori trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Iori slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Iori in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iori trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Iori missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Iori throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Iori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Iori decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Iori takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iori not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Iori thows a huge punch but Castillo dodges it nicely.
Iori trying to control from half guard but Castillo is working away.
Iori scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Iori wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castillo keeps working.
Iori controlling the action here.
Iori thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castillo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Castillo wants to get back to full guard.
Iori not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Castillo is refusing to be controlled, as Iori sits in half guard.
Iori sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Castillo trying to control here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Iori takes a swing at Castillo's ribcage but misses.
Alfonso Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terry Iori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Iori scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Iori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Iori has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Iori!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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