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Event:
HHFC-New Era
Date: Oct 31, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Castano gets a clinch.
Bozeck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bozeck is trying to break the clinch but Castano has him pressed against the cage.
Castano stops a takedown attempt from Bozeck.
Bozeck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castano wants a takedown but no success here.
Castano wants a takedown but no success here.
Bozeck is trying to push Castano away but Castano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bozeck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bozeck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castano tries to score a body lock takedown but Bozeck shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brad Bozeck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Castano.
Bozeck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bozeck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castano can't get the takedown.
#T1#
Bozeck wants to break free but Castano has control.
Bozeck is trying to break free.
Bozeck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bozeck is trying to break the clinch but Castano has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bozeck.
Castano looking for a takedown.
Bozeck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bozeck is trying to break the clinch but Castano has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bozeck has had enough of the clinch but Castano keeps him there for the moment.
Bozeck is trying to break free.
Bozeck working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bozeck can't break the clinch.
Bozeck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bozeck is trying to maintain a safe position but Castano gets an underhook and turns Bozeck into the cage.#BC#
Bozeck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Castano moves into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Castano has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bozeck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castano is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bozeck gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bozeck is trying to break the clinch but Castano has him pressed against the cage.
Bozeck looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Bozeck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bozeck's efforts to push away.
Bozeck misses with a knee strike.
#T3#
Bozeck tries to circle away but Castano has him pinned against the cage.
Bozeck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bozeck tries to circle away but Castano has him pinned against the cage.
Castano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bozeck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bozeck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Castano is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bozeck.
Bozeck is looking to break free of the clinch but Castano has double underhooks.
Castano is working for takedown but Bozeck is calmly controlling the position for now.
Castano wants to take the fight to the mat but Bozeck manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bozeck has had enough of the clinch but Castano keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Bozeck manages to break the clinch.
Bozeck is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T4#
Bozeck misses with a double jab.
Castano with the counter takedown but Bozeck avoids it easily.
Castano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bozeck as he avoids it easily.
Castano misses with a takedown
and Bozeck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castano looks winded!#KD#
Bozeck lands a left and a right that send Castano crashing to the mat, dazed. Bozeck thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Castano is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Bruno Castano has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castano is still on wobbly legs! Can Bozeck finish him?
Bozeck connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Castano out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brad Bozeck!
Brad Bozeck is the new featherweight champion!
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Event:
HHFC Live! 10/07/2017
Date: Oct 07, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Castano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Castano has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Castano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Abumbu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Castano smiles and moves away.
Castano shoots in for a double leg but Abumbu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Castano. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Castano shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Abumbu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Abumbu is adopting a defensive guard.
Abumbu wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abumbu keeping full guard, as Castano tries to pass.
Castano sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Castano drops back looking for a leg! Abumbu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Abumbu manages to kick Castano off! Castano jumps back into Abumbu's guard.
Abumbu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Castano controlling from the top position.
Abumbu can't keep his opponent in guard - Castano advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB#
Castano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abumbu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Castano.
Castano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abumbu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Castano is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Abumbu sees it coming and defends easily.
Castano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Abumbu tries to kick Castano off but Castano keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB#
Castano is working for a kimura but Abumbu is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Castano content to control rather than advance. #SUB#
Castano is looking for a kimura but Abumbu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Castano to get the leverage. #SUB#
Castano seems to be looking for submissions.
Well, if Castano is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Abumbu taking some punishment here, with Castano in his half guard. #SUB#
Castano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abumbu defends it well.
Castano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abumbu looks winded!#T4#
Castano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Castano trying to control from half guard but Abumbu is working away. #SUB#
Castano seems to be working for a kimura but Abumbu defends the submission attempt.
Castano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
Castano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Castano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Castano misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Abumbu counters by moving into the clinch.
Castano avoiding damage as Abumbu throws knees to the body.
Castano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Abumbu after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Abumbu is fighting off a takedown attempt but Castano is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Abumbu to the mat. Abumbu regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Abumbu keeping moving, preventing Castano from controlling successfully.
Castano is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1##SUB#
Castano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Castano with a nice head shot there.
Abumbu keeping full guard, as Castano tries to pass.
Castano works over Abumbu with some ground and pound from guard.
Abumbu being controlled here, momentarily.
Castano has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
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.#SUB#
Castano is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Castano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Abumbu's guard.
Abumbu is breathing heavily.
Well, if Castano is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T3##SUB#
Castano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abumbu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Abumbu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Castano. #SUB#
Castano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abumbu defends it well. #SUB#
Castano is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Abumbu sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castano stops Abumbu from getting back to his feet.
#SUB#
Castano seems to be working for a kimura but Abumbu defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Castano is looking for a kimura here.
Castano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abumbu can do to turn this around?#T4#
Castano is taking a breather. Abumbu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Castano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Castano seems to be working for a kimura but Abumbu defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Castano is trying to work for a kimura but Abumbu is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Castano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Castano dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Castano darts in looking for a takedown but Abumbu gets double underhooks and turns Castano into the cage.
Castano tries for a takedown but Abumbu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castano misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Abumbu counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Castano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abumbu tries a body shot but Castano blocks it.
Abumbu tries to break free but Castano pushes him back against the cage.
Castano being controlled against the cage.
Castano blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abumbu misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Castano is trying to drag Abumbu to the mat but Abumbu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Castano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abumbu's efforts to push away.
Abumbu prevents the takedown attempt.
Castano goes for a takedown attempt but Abumbu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Castano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castano blocks a head kick by Abumbu.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck for Castano with that takedown attempt. #CL2#
Abumbu rushes Castano and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Abumbu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castano is looking to clinch but Abumbu is avoiding it.
Castano tries for a takedown but Abumbu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abumbu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abumbu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abumbu. #TD2#
Castano tries to sprawl but Abumbu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Castano preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T3#
Castano's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Castano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Castano has Abumbu pulled in close to control his posture.
Castano continues to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castano is on top in guard.
#REVR##T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Castano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Castano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Castano sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Abumbu can't keep his opponent in guard - Castano advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ambu Abumbu really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R4#
Castano fails with a takedown attempt.
Castano darts in looking for a takedown but Abumbu gets double underhooks and turns Castano into the cage.
Abumbu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abumbu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Castano is defended easily by Abumbu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Castano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abumbu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castano swivels and escapes.
Castano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Castano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abumbu as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Abumbu or perhaps it was just good defense by Castano, which made it look bad.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Abumbu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Abumbu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castano circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruno Castano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Abumbu gets caught flat footed, as Castano shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#T1##SUB#
Castano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Castano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Abumbu dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Abumbu is fighting to break Castano's control of his arms but Castano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Castano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abumbu's guard. #REVR#
Castano controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Castano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Castano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Castano drops back looking for a leg! Abumbu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Abumbu manages to kick Castano off! Castano jumps back into Abumbu's guard. #T2#
Castano is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Castano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T3#
Castano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Castano slows the pace down.
Abumbu parries the strikes from Castano easily there. Castano is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Abumbu to escape.
Castano is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Castano throws an elbow but Abumbu slips to the side and avoids it well.#SUB#
Castano has hold of Abumbu's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Abumbu tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Castano cranks the arm and Abumbu screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Abumbu, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bruno Castano!
Bruno Castano is the new featherweight champion!
Bruno Castano was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Tinto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castano defends it nicely.#TD2#
Tinto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Castano!
Tinto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Castano!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinto controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that Castano really doesn't like being in this position too much.
#SUB2#
Tinto quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Tinto but it's paid off an Castano is forced to tap! Nice work by Tinto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Tinto!
After winning the bout, Daniel Tinto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Fout
Date: Sep 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Castano throws a sloppy head kick
and Ventura counters with a nice uppercut.
Ventura avoids the head kick by Castano.
Ventura dodges the punch combination from Castano.
Castano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ventura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Castano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ventura jabs Castano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ventura avoids the head kick by Castano.
A jab from Ventura finds it's way through Castano's defenses.
Castano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ventura lands a jab-cross combination. #ROC#
Castano is rocked!
Castano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castano is still on wobbly legs! Can Ventura finish him?
Jab from Ventura.
Ventura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ventura dodges the punch combination from Castano.
Ventura has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ventura staggers Castano with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Castano looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Ventura is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tasha Ventura!
After winning the bout, Tasha Ventura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Everett
Date: Aug 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Castano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castano circles away from the clinch attempt.
#KD#
Castano staggers Lee with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Lee looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!#ROC#
Lee is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Raymond Lee has been cut.
Castano is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Lee is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruno Castano!
Bruno Castano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Raymond Lee spoke after the fight, saying 'Imma come back and imma come back harder '.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Bradsbury closes the distance and clinches up with Castano, looking for a takedown. Bradsbury pushes Castano against the cage but Castano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Castano is looking to counter punch.
Castano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradsbury.
Bradsbury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castano.
Bradsbury will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bradsbury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Castano is out of range.
Castano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castano doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradsbury circles away.
Castano thuds a left hand into Bradsbury's body.#CL#
Castano has managed to clinch.
Bradsbury goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castano prevents it.
Bruno Castano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Bradsbury.#BC#
Castano breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Castano does no damage.
Castano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradsbury is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Castano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bradsbury.
Castano looks to land a combination. Bradsbury sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC#
Bradsbury is rocked!#T1#
Castano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bradsbury is still on wobbly legs! Can Castano finish him?
Bradsbury misses with a takedown attempt
and Castano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Castano throws a head kick that misses.
Bradsbury is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruno Castano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradsbury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castano as he jumps to the side.
Bradsbury looks winded!
Bradsbury walks into a stiff left hand from Castano.#CL#
Castano moves into the clinch.
Castano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Castano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castano thuds his right hand into Bradsbury's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Castano lands a big head kick that sends Bradsbury to the canvas! Castano follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Castano!
In his post fight interview, Bruno Castano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
C14: Obamacare vs Westlund
Date: Jul 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Luke misses with a double jab.
Luke throws a lazy uppercut
and Castano counters with a two punch combo. #TD#
Castano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Castano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Castano preventing the sweep.
Luke trying to control the position.
Luke 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.
Luke has his hands on Castano's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Luke has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Luke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1#
Luke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castano trying to control the position.
Castano striking off his back but it's not causing Luke any problems.
Luke throws a big elbow that misses.
Luke wants to control from the top but Castano keeps moving. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Luke tries to free his leg and advance position but Castano is retaining full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Luke slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Luke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Luke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Castano is trying to stand up here but Luke is controlling him well.
Castano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Luke. #T3##SUB2#
Luke is looking for a kimura but Castano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Luke to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Castano is defending against the submission attempts here by Luke.
Luke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Luke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2#
Luke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Castano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Castano is trying to stand.
#T4#
Luke lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Luke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Castano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Luke is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Luke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Luke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castano defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Luke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Castano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luke throws a right and a left that Castano avoids nicely.
Castano blocks a low kick nicely.
As Luke looks to move away, Castano throws a big counter combo but Luke just gets out of the way.
Luke misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Castano to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Castano closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Luke quickly recovers to half guard.
Castano is looking to take a break and control but Luke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luke trying to control but Castano postures up.
Castano controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luke gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Castano manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T1##SUB2#
Luke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Castano dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Luke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Castano trying to control the position from guard on top but Luke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Luke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Luke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Luke keeping moving, preventing Castano from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Luke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T2##SU#
Castano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A nice combination there by Castano.
Luke throws a jab but it's blocked by Castano.
Luke looks to score with a jab to the body but Castano is just out of range.
Luke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Luke misses.
Luke is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Luke. #TD2#
Luke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Luke lands in his opponent's guard.
Castano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luke. #T3#
Luke connects with a couple of short punches.
Castano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castano keeping moving, preventing Luke from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Luke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Castano dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Luke is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Luke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Castano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Luke on the ground.
Castano is working Luke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T4#
Luke has Castano pulled in close to control his posture.
Luke is trying to control the position but Castano postures up.
Luke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Luke postures up in Castano's guard and throws a big left but Castano blocks it.
Castano working a defensive guard here.
Luke trying to control the position from guard on top but Castano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucky Luke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Castano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Luke throws an overhand right that lands on Castano's shoulder, as Castano tries to avoid the shot.
Luke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Castano moves out of range of the strikes.
Castano is looking to clinch.
Luke fails to land with a series of punches.
Castano throwing a counter right hand but Luke manages to avoid it.
A big left from Luke misses.
Castano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luke tries to counter with a clinch but Castano shakes him off and moves away.
Luke misses with a two punch combination.
Castano slips a jab from Luke.
An attempted straight right counter from Castano misses the target.
Bruno Castano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Castano gets a clinch.
Castano throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Luke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lucky Luke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castano throws a nice head kick!
#T1#
Castano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Castano misses with a two punch combination.
Luke with the counter takedown but Castano avoids it easily.
Luke tries to work over Castano's front leg with a kick but Castano checks it.
Castano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luke shoots in and drives through. Castano sprawls well.
Luke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Luke misses. #TD#
Castano scores with a takedown into Luke's guard.
Castano wants to get up but he can't break Luke's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Luke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Castano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castano stopping the sweep attempt from Luke.#T2#
Castano tries to stand but Luke is controlling from the bottom.
Lucky Luke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Castano being controlled here momentarily.
Luke controls Castano momentarily but Castano frees himself.
Castano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Luke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Castano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luke wants to sweep here but Castano controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Luke is still trying to improve position.
Luke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Castano manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Castano looking for a sweep. Not yet Castano, not yet.
Castano is wriggling around but Luke manages to pass to half guard.
Luke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Luke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Castano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
Luke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Luke 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.
#SUB2#
Luke seems to be working for a kimura but Castano defends the submission attempt.
Lucky Luke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luke controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucky Luke.
I've got Luke 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucky Luke!
Our winner, Lucky Luke, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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