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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovani Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Janus!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Castro misses the target.
Janus has managed to clinch.
Janus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castro tries to break free but Janus pushes him back against the cage.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Janus has him pressed against the cage.
Janus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but Castro blocks with his arms.
Janus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Castro tries to break free but Janus pushes him back against the cage.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Janus lands with a slapping head kick.
A big left from Castro misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro gets tackled into the cage by Janus. Janus maintains the clinch.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janus throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Castro is looking to counter punch.
Janus misses with a low kick.
Castro thinks about countering with a body kick.
Castro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castro cracks Janus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janus moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castro scores with a jab. Janus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Castro misses.
Castro tries to keep at a distance but Janus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castro tries to circle away but Janus has him pinned against the cage.
Castro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Janus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janus closes the distance and clinches.
Castro is working Janus over against the cage.
Janus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Castro is keeping busy.
Castro wants to break free but Janus has control.
Castro breaks the clinch.
Janus has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Castro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Janus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janus clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castro is trying to break free.
Castro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Janus blocks a jab.
Castro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Janus moves into the clinch successfully.
Janus lands an elbow that stopped Castro in his tracks for a moment.
Castro working aggressively here.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Janus is controlling him.
Castro misses with the head strike.
Janus lands a nice elbow.
Janus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Janus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Janus is keeping busy.
Castro is trying to push Janus away but Janus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castro lands with a short shot to the head.
Castro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castro is trying to break free.
Janus prevents Castro from breaking the clinch.
Castro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castro lands an uppercut.
Castro working hard to break the clinch.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Janus throws a head kick but Castro moves out of range.
Castro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Castro's corner calls for a 1-2. Castro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Janus throws a low kick but Castro moves out of range easily.
Castro gets tackled into the cage by Janus. Janus maintains the clinch.
Janus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Castro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Janus can turn it around.
Castro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Janus clinches with his opponent.
Castro breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Castro catches Janus right on the button with a cross.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castro.
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 looks to land a right hand but Janus moved out of range.
Janus has Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
Castro is trying to break free.
Castro tries to break free but Janus pushes him back against the cage.
Castro misses with some punches.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Janus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castro blocks a head kick by Janus.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Janus was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Janus rushes Castro and presses him up against the cage.
Janus slowing the pace effectively.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Janus.
Castro lands a glancing blow to the side of Janus's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Janus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Janus slips a jab and a cross from Castro.
Janus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Janus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castro's efforts to push away.
Janus trying to stall but Castro improves his position.
Janus trying to land knees to the body.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Janus slips the punch.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Janus was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Janus takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castro can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castro throws out a powerful jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Castro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Janus's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus gets a clinch.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
Giovani Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Janus throws a head kick that misses.
Castro throws a shot from downtown. Janus moves away and avoids it.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Janus throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Castro misses its target.
Janus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro tries to keep at a distance but Janus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castro wants to get back to striking at distance but Janus won't allow it.
Janus prevents Castro from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castro's brow.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but Castro blocks with his arms.
Castro wants to break free but Janus has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castro tries to circle away but Janus has him pinned against the cage.
Castro working hard to break the clinch.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Janus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro tries a body shot but Janus blocks it.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Castro misses with a looping right.
Castro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Janus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castro, pushing him back against the cage.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
Castro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Janus prevents Castro from breaking the clinch.
Castro is trying to break free.
Castro working hard to break the clinch.
Hugh Janus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro is looking to break free of the clinch but Janus has double underhooks.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janus obliges.
Janus scores a nice knee to the body.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Janus takes the fight into the clinch.
Janus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Janus.
Janus connects with a knee to the head.
Janus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castro's efforts to push away.
Castro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Janus has him pressed against the cage.
Castro tries to break free but Janus pushes him back against the cage.
Castro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Janus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Castro wants to break free but Janus has control.
Janus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Janus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Janus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Janus.
Janus prevents Castro from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Castro fails to land.
Janus lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
Castro is trying to force a seperation but Janus has the dominant position.
Janus throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Castro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Janus working Castro over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Janus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Castro avoids the head kick by Janus.
Janus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Janus has Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janus has closed the distance and engaged Castro in a clinch.
Castro tries to circle away but Janus has him pinned against the cage.
Castro breaks the clinch.
Jab by Castro.
Castro blocks the body kick.
Janus has closed the distance and engaged Castro in a clinch.
Castro lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but Castro blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Castro fails to land.
Castro working hard to break the clinch.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janus trying to land knees to the body.
Castro takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Castro moves out of range of the body kick from Janus.
Janus looks to land a body kick but Castro moved away.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Janus clinches with his opponent.
Castro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Janus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castro is trying to push Janus away but Janus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Janus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Janus has him pressed against the cage.
Castro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Janus scores with a knee to the head.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Giovani Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Janus.
Janus gets a clinch.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castro misses with a straight left.
A cross from Castro lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castro, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Castro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Janus lands an elbow inside.
Castro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Janus tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro misses the jab.
Janus throws a head kick that half lands.
Janus darts in and clinches Castro up against the cage.
Janus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Janus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Castro fails to land.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Castro misses.
Janus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janus throws a wild body kick that Castro sees coming a mile off.
Janus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castro is trying to push Janus away but Janus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castro lands a hook that snaps the head of Janus backwards.
Castro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Castro fails to land.
Castro breaks the clinch.
Janus closes the distance and clinches.
Castro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hugh Janus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Janus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Janus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Janus has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castro is looking to break free of the clinch but Janus has double underhooks.
Castro is looking to control Janus's arms but Janus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castro has his back to the cage.
Janus keeps control of Castro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Janus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janus has Castro pressed against the cage, preventing Castro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janus closes the distance and clinches.
Castro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Castro's head.
Janus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro darts in and clinches Janus up against the cage.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Janus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Janus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Janus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Janus!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hugh Janus waved his t-shirt featuring Arcticus University: London's logo in front of the cameras.
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