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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Castile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junji Kodama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junji Kodama is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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176 cm
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rudolf Castile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junji Kodama!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Castile.
Castile misses with a wild body shot.
Castile throws an overhand right that lands on Kodama's shoulder, as Kodama tries to avoid the shot.
Rudolf Castile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castile lands with a straight right. Kodama didn't see that one coming.
Castile with a jab.
Kodama's coach down at Basics -LOD- was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kodama's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kodama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castile.
Castile stuns Kodama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Castile fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castile.
Castile throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castile is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kodama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Castile moves out of range of the leg kick from Kodama.
Castile tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kodama was well out of range. Poor timing from Castile.
Castile is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A shot to the liver by Castile. Beautiful body shot.
Castile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Kodama.
Castile swings for the body but Kodama moves out of range.
Kodama misses with a low kick.
Kodama moves out of range as Castile strikes.
Kodama dodges the punch combination from Castile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kodama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kodama defending well as Castile loads up on a big left hand.
Kodama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kodama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kodama misses with a leg kick.
Castile scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice uppercut lands for Castile. That snapped Kodama's head back.
Kodama throws a front kick aimed at Castile's knee but Castile avoids it well.
Rudolf Castile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castile stuffs the takedown.
Kodama slips under a jab.
Castile scores with a hook to the body. Kodama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Castile lands with a good body shot.
Castile lands with a straight right. Kodama didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castile scores with a jab to the body.
Kodama misses with a low kick.
Castile lands a really nice looking cross but Kodama seems unphased.
Kodama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castile pinned against the cage. Castile gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castile misses the shot to the body.
Castile throws a shot to the body.
Kodama takes a swing at Castile's ribcage but misses.
Kodama slips a jab and a cross from Castile.
Castile missing with a left hand there. Kodama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kodama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castile.
Kodama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castile seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rudolf Castile has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junji Kodama.
Castile lands a jab-cross combination.
Castile cracks Kodama with a good jab.
Castile lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kodama backs up against the cage.
Castile pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kodama back to the cage. Castile follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodama walks into a left hand.
Kodama avoids the body shot from Castile.
Castile tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kodama was well out of range. Poor timing from Castile.
Castile throws a jab but it's blocked by Kodama.
Castile misses the shot to the body.
Castile is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good work by Castile as he checks the leg kick.
Castile connects with a single shot there.
Kodama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castile.
Castile checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kodama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castile throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kodama.
Castile checks a low kick from Kodama.
Castile lands a right hook to the body.
Castile throws a good cross that connects.
Kodama is trying desperately to land a takedown but Castile is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kodama.
Kodama moves out of range as Castile strikes.
Castile takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodama ducks under a wild hook from Castile.
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!
Castile lands a nice shot to the body.
Kodama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kodama wants to slow Castile down by chopping away at his legs.
Kodama moves out of range of the strikes.
Castile misses with an uppercut.
Kodama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kodama drives through with a takedown into Castile's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kodama wants to stand but Castile is controlling his posture from full guard.
Castile wants to sweep here but Kodama controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castile keeping moving, preventing Kodama from controlling successfully.
Castile is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudolf Castile dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Castile works Kodama's body with a nice hook.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Castile here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Castile thows a body shot but no joy.
Kodama does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A left lands for Castile.
Kodama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castile cracks a nice hook into Kodama's ribs.
Castile comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kodama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castile tries to avoid it but Kodama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castile to the ground. Castile escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kodama walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Castile lands a nice shot to the body.
Kodama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castile tries to avoid it but Kodama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castile to the ground. Castile escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Castile throws a hook to the side of Kodama's head but Kodama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castile thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Castile finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kodama fails with a takedown attempt.
Rudolf Castile has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junji Kodama.
Kodama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodama takes a swing at Castile's ribcage but misses.
Kodama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kodama.
Castile misses the shot to the body.
Castile connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kodama. Kodama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castile. Kodama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kodama moves away from the strike by Castile.
Castile avoids the body shot from Kodama.
Kodama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Castile wants to control but Kodama is keeping busy.
Kodama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castile defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kodama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castile with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kodama moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kodama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kodama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Castile can't do much from the bottom here.
Kodama misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kodama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kodama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kodama is trying to get an arm triangle but Castile is defending well.
Castile is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodama wants to control but Castile is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Castile's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castile takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kodama lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kodama working the head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kodama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Castile knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kodama on the ground.
Castile takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kodama in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Castile is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Junji Kodama!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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