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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alva Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle has chosen 2pac°Biggie- Psychos as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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279 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alva Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Castle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Castle with that takedown attempt.
Castle closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Castle lands in his opponent's guard.
Castle wants to control from the top but Perkins keeps moving.
Perkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castle is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle is looking to pass into half guard but Perkins pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Perkins is in guard.
Castle has momentary wrist control but Perkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Castle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perkins throwing strikes but missing.
Castle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Perkins is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Castle fails to pull guard.
Perkins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perkins is stalling here.
Perkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Perkins.
Perkins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Castle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Perkins on his heels. He'll look to pass Perkins's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle looking to pass the guard.
Perkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perkins is working hard here to advance position.
Castle is stalling in the full guard.
Perkins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Castle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Castle wants to control from the top but Perkins keeps moving.
Castle stands up and waves to Perkins to follow him.
Castle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Perkins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alva Perkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Castle.
Castle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perkins defends well and Castle ends up having to push Perkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castle shoots in and gets a takedown into Perkins's guard.
Castle looks winded!
Perkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Castle's guard.
Perkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Castle 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.
Castle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perkins tries to avoid it but Castle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perkins to the ground. Perkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perkins has Castle up against the cage in a clinch.
Castle is trying to drag Perkins to the mat but Perkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Perkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Castle being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Perkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Castle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Perkins wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alva Perkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Perkins manages to break the clinch.
Castle shoots in but Perkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Castle tries to get set, Perkins tries to push him back and clinch up but Castle manages to avoid the attempt.
Alva Perkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Perkins to the ground. Castle is now in Perkins's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Perkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Castle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Castle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Perkins misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Perkins is pressing down on Castle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkins keeping moving, preventing Castle from controlling successfully.
Perkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castle has hold of Perkins's hands but Perkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Castle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Perkins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Castle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castle's head.
Perkins is working for a kimura but Castle is defending it quite comfortably.
Castle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alva Perkins dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Perkins lands a front kick.
Castle gets a clinch.
Perkins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castle.
Perkins working hard to break the clinch.
Perkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Castle with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perkins's waist but Perkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castle off to one side.
Alva Perkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Castle.
Perkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perkins circles away.
Perkins closes the distance and clinches.
Perkins is trying to drag Castle to the mat but Castle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Come on Perkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Perkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
Castle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perkins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Perkins goes for a takedown attempt but Castle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Castle has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Castle dives in and grabs Perkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perkins pushes down on Castle's head and hops out.
Perkins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perkins.
It looks like Johnny Castle has been cut.
Castle has a takedown stuffed.
Perkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Castle eats them both and turns towards Perkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Perkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Alva Perkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Castle defends well and Perkins ends up having to push Castle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Perkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castle can do to turn this around?
Perkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Perkins checks a leg kick.
Castle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perkins as he avoids it easily.
Perkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Perkins.
Perkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Perkins there.
Perkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Perkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perkins.
Perkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alva Perkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perkins 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alva Perkins!
Johnny Castle was interviewed post fight and said 'I have to do more BJJ'.
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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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