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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Castaneda shoots in looking for a takedown. Idramatany tries to sprawl out of it but Castaneda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Idramatany manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Idramatany shoots for a takedown but Castaneda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Idramatany shoots for a double leg takedown but Castaneda sprawls well. He's pushed Idramatany's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL#
Castaneda closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Castaneda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castaneda misses with a body kick.
Castaneda blocks a head kick by Idramatany.
Castaneda throws a quick counter head kick but Idramatany was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda slaps away a takedown attempt from Idramatany, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lauren Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustikoslav Idramatany.#CL#
Castaneda has Idramatany up against the cage in a clinch.
#T1#
Castaneda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Idramatany wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD#
Castaneda has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Idramatany regains guard immediately.
Idramatany is looking to stand back up but Castaneda counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Idramatany. #REVB#
Castaneda stalling. #SUB#
Castaneda seems to be looking for submissions.
Idramatany is looking for a sweep. Castaneda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Castaneda is trying to control the action in half guard but Idramatany is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Castaneda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Idramatany is trying to maintain the position but Castaneda is very close to passing his half guard.
Idramatany tries to kick Castaneda off but Castaneda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Idramatany trying to control from the bottom.
#T3#
Idramatany wants to get back to full guard but Castaneda has passed into side control.
Idramatany is looking for a sweep.
Idramatany is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
You can see the frustration on Idramatany's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Idramatany is looking for a sweep.
Idramatany keeps trying to improve his position.
Castaneda controlling the position.
Idramatany is not content to let Castaneda control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Idramatany shoots in for a takedown but Castaneda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Castaneda was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Idramatany shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castaneda as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Castaneda was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Idramatany changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castaneda tries to avoid it but Idramatany manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castaneda to the ground. Castaneda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Idramatany looks winded!
Idramatany fails with the takedown.
Idramatany misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castaneda tries to counter by clinching up but Idramatany breaks away and moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castaneda throws a head kick that misses.
Castaneda tries to clinch but Idramatany is having none of it.
Idramatany looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauren Castaneda 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.
#R2#
Idramatany ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castaneda moves away.
Castaneda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Idramatany.
Lauren Castaneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Castaneda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Idramatany, pushing him back against the cage.
Castaneda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Idramatany looking to stall.
Idramatany gets underhooks to prevent Castaneda's takedown attempt.
#BC#
Castaneda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idramatany misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castaneda swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Idramatany dives in for a single leg takedown but Castaneda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lauren Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustikoslav Idramatany.#CL#
Castaneda pushes Idramatany up against the cage in a clinch.#T1##BC#
Castaneda breaks from the clinch.
Castaneda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Idramatany is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Idramatany tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castaneda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Idramatany somewhat.
Idramatany is breathing heavily.#CL#
Castaneda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Castaneda has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Idramatany is trying to keep an underhook but Castaneda manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Castaneda working the head and body with strikes.
Castaneda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Castaneda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T2#
Castaneda lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castaneda lands a nice short elbow.
Lauren Castaneda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Idramatany has hold of Castaneda's hands but Castaneda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Castaneda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Castaneda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Idramatany wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Castaneda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Castaneda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Idramatany can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Castaneda is working for a kimura but Idramatany is defending it quite comfortably.
#T3#
Castaneda is looking to take a break and control but Idramatany is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Idramatany wants to control but Castaneda is keeping busy.
Castaneda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Castaneda there. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castaneda thows a huge punch but Idramatany dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castaneda lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castaneda tries to stand but can't do so whilst Idramatany controls his leg.
Idramatany is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Idramatany gets a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Idramatany wants to break free but Castaneda has control.
Idramatany drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castaneda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauren Castaneda dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Idramatany shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castaneda counters with a body kick that stops Idramatany in his tracks momentarily. #CL2#
Idramatany forces Castaneda back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Castaneda breaks from the clinch.
Castaneda throws the kick towards the body but Idramatany avoids it.#CL#
Castaneda clinches.
Castaneda is trying to drag Idramatany to the mat but Idramatany just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD2#
Idramatany jumps guard and drags Castaneda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Idramatany is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Idramatany is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Castaneda postures up and lands a big shot to Idramatany's brow.
Castaneda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Castaneda lands a couple of digs.
Idramatany avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Idramatany wants to get back to his feet but Castaneda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Castaneda wants to stand but Idramatany is controlling his posture from full guard.
Idramatany 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.
Castaneda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Idramatany takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castaneda stands up over Idramatany, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Idramatany preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Castaneda 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.
Castaneda 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.
Idramatany wants to sweep here but Castaneda controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Castaneda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Idramatany!#T3#
Idramatany can't do much from the bottom here.
Idramatany trying to remain calm as Castaneda controls from the top position.
Castaneda is putting a hurting on Idramatany here, landing some big shots from side control. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castaneda working the head and body with strikes.
Castaneda scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Idramatany to see if he's OK.
Castaneda scoring with punches and elbows.
Castaneda wants to control but Idramatany is keeping him busy.
Idramatany is trying to improve his position.
Idramatany takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castaneda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gustikoslav Idramatany has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lauren Castaneda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Idramatany is trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauren Castaneda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castaneda 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauren Castaneda!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Nice body punch from Tederson.
Tederson lands a leg kick that knocks Castaneda off balance momentarily.
Castaneda wants to clinch
and Tederson counters with a series of strikes. Castaneda will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL#
Castaneda closes the distance and pushes Tederson back into the cage.
Castaneda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Castaneda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#TD#
Castaneda pulls Tederson into guard.
Castaneda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tederson scoring with some ground and pound.
Castaneda looking for a sweep. Not yet Castaneda, not yet.
Tederson stops Castaneda from standing up.
Tederson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tederson won't allow Castaneda to get back to his feet. #T1#
Tederson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castaneda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tederson scoring with some ground and pound.
Tederson trying to control the position from guard on top but Castaneda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tederson won't allow Castaneda to get back to his feet.
Tederson stands up over Castaneda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tederson throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Castaneda keeping moving, preventing Tederson from controlling successfully.
Castaneda wants to stand but Tederson is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castaneda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tederson swats away the attempt to clinch by Castaneda.
Tederson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castaneda as he jumps to the side. #CL#
Castaneda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T3##BC2#
Tederson breaks the clinch.
Tederson avoids the head kick by Castaneda.
Tederson is looking for the big counter here.
Tederson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castaneda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
Castaneda clinches.
Tederson pushes Castaneda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
Castaneda is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tederson can't fight it off and eventually Castaneda manages to take the fight to the floor. Tederson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tederson is trying to control the position but Castaneda postures up. #ES2#
Tederson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#CL2#
Tederson moves into range and clinches up with Castaneda.#T4#
Castaneda is pressed up against the cage. Tederson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castaneda down to the mat. Castaneda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lauren Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cretayer Tederson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tederson throws a right and a left that Castaneda avoids nicely. #CL2#
Tederson moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Tederson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Tederson shoots in and bounces Castaneda off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castaneda is looking to sweep but instead, Tederson has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
Castaneda kicks off Tederson and gets to his feet.
Castaneda tries to clinch but Tederson moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Tederson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cretayer Tederson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Castaneda has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Tederson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castaneda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tederson connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body kick there by Tederson.
Tederson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tederson rushes Castaneda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tederson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Lauren Castaneda has been cut.#T1##TD#
Castaneda gets control of Tederson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Castaneda will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tederson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tederson looking to pass the guard.
Tederson is in close to Castaneda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tederson wants to pass the guard but Castaneda is keeping the position.
Castaneda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castaneda looking to control.
Cretayer Tederson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Castaneda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castaneda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#SU2#
Tederson stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T2#
Tederson dives in and grabs Castaneda's left leg, looking for a takedown. Castaneda pushes down on Tederson's head and hops out.
Tederson has a takedown stuffed.
Castaneda is looking to counter the offense by Tederson and move into the clinch.
Lauren Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cretayer Tederson.#TD2#
Tederson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tederson is breathing heavily.
Castaneda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Castaneda trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#T3#
Tederson slips a nice elbow through Castaneda's hands, connecting with Castaneda's forehead.
Castaneda gets full guard.
Castaneda wants to stand but Tederson is controlling the position.
Castaneda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tederson controls the pace.#ES#
Castaneda pushes Tederson off and gets back to his feet.
Castaneda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Castaneda. No joy for Tederson on that attempt.
Castaneda tries to score with a low kick but Tederson moves his leg out of the way.#T4#
Tederson has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Castaneda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD2#
Tederson successfully pulls guard.
Tederson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castaneda stays in close to Tederson's body and controls the position.
Tederson 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.#SU#
Castaneda stands up from Tederson's guard - Castaneda perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Castaneda has closed the distance and engaged Tederson in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cretayer Tederson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lauren Castaneda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Tederson tries for a takedown but Castaneda circles away easily#TD#
and Castaneda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tederson is looking to stand back up but Castaneda counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tederson. #REVB#
Castaneda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Castaneda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Castaneda.
Tederson wants to improve his position but Castaneda is controlling well.
#T1#
Castaneda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tederson wants to control but Castaneda is keeping busy.
Tederson tries to kick Castaneda off but Castaneda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Castaneda trying to control from half guard but Tederson is working away. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Castaneda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Castaneda controlling the pace.
Tederson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Castaneda postures up.
Castaneda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tederson's head.#T3#
Castaneda controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Castaneda is looking to clinch but Tederson is avoiding it.
And Tederson tries to counter it with a takedown but Castaneda pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Tederson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Castaneda looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES#
Castaneda sneaks out the side door and pushes Tederson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Tederson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tederson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Castaneda moves into the clinch.#BC#
Castaneda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tederson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tederson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castaneda pinned against the cage. Castaneda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lauren Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cretayer Tederson.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tederson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD#
Castaneda closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tederson's guard.#ES2#
Tederson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Castaneda breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Castaneda clinches.
Tederson tries to pull guard but Castaneda forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Tederson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Castaneda is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tederson to the mat. Tederson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Castaneda stands up over Tederson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Castaneda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tederson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauren Castaneda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tederson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cretayer Tederson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 25, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Castaneda moves into range and clinches up with Virtanen.#TD#
Castaneda lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#SUB2#
Virtanen actively working from the bottom here.
Castaneda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Castaneda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Castaneda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T1#
Castaneda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Castaneda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Castaneda slows the pace down in half guard.
Virtanen has hold of Castaneda's hands but Castaneda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Virtanen looks winded!
Castaneda stalling. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Castaneda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Castaneda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Castaneda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Castaneda prevents Virtanen from standing back up.
Castaneda lands with a punch from half guard.
Castaneda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Castaneda tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Castaneda connects with a nice short shot to Virtanen's temple. #T4#
Castaneda is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SU#
Castaneda stands up from half guard. #CL#
Castaneda darts in and clinches Virtanen up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Virtanen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castaneda.
Virtanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauren Castaneda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Virtanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Virtanen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Castaneda defends it well.#CL#
Castaneda gets a clinch.
Virtanen has had enough of the clinch but Castaneda keeps him there for the moment.
Castaneda trying to land knees to the body.
Virtanen tries for a takedown but Castaneda manages to get underhooks.
#TD#
Castaneda ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Castaneda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Castaneda lands an upkick as Virtanen stands over him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virtanen stops Castaneda from standing up. #ES#
Castaneda manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Castaneda breaks the clinch.
Virtanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Virtanen is breathing heavily.#T1##CL#
Castaneda has Virtanen up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Virtanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castaneda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD#
Castaneda jumps guard and drags Virtanen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Castaneda seems keen to control Virtanen's posture.#ES#
Castaneda has his feet on Virtanen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #T2##CL#
Castaneda has closed the distance and engaged Virtanen in a clinch.
#TD#
Castaneda gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Virtanen regains guard.
Castaneda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castaneda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Castaneda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Virtanen is trying to keep Castaneda in close.
Castaneda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Virtanen's head.
Castaneda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#TD#
Castaneda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castaneda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauren Castaneda dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Virtanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Castaneda backs off Virtanen throws a huge counter combo but Castaneda manages to avoid it all.
Lauren Castaneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Virtanen avoids a kick to the body.
#CL#
Castaneda rushes Virtanen and presses him up against the cage.
Castaneda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Virtanen walks away with a smile on his face. Castaneda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Castaneda is looking to clinch.
Virtanen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lauren Castaneda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Castaneda darts in and clinches Virtanen up against the cage.
Virtanen tries a body shot but Castaneda blocks it.
#BC#
Castaneda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1##CL#
Castaneda has managed to clinch.
Castaneda is looking for a takedown.#BC#
Castaneda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
Castaneda closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Virtanen did well to prevent Castaneda getting side control.
Virtanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castaneda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Castaneda seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Virtanen for as long as he can get away with.
Castaneda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Still in half guard, Castaneda seems content to control.#T2#
Castaneda works his way into side control.
Raimo Virtanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castaneda scores with a couple of short elbows.#T3#
Castaneda lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Virtanen down.
Virtanen taking a bit of punishment here - Castaneda scoring with strikes.
Virtanen is letting Castaneda control him for a moment. #SU#
Castaneda decides to take the fight back to the feet. #TD#
Castaneda shoots in and bounces Virtanen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#T4#
Castaneda is working Virtanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Castaneda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Virtanen can do to turn this around?
Castaneda distracts Virtanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Castaneda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Castaneda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lauren Castaneda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castaneda stays in close to Virtanen's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauren Castaneda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castaneda 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauren Castaneda!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Castaneda avoids the head kick by Torres.
Castaneda is looking to clinch.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castaneda tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Castaneda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castaneda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.
#CL2#
Torres moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres fails to pull guard.
Castaneda is trying to break the clinch but Torres is controlling him.#TD#
Castaneda jumps guard.
Torres trying to move into half guard but instead Castaneda has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Castaneda working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Castaneda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Torres being controlled here, momentarily.
Torres 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.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Torres working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Castaneda has passed into half guard!
Torres looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Castaneda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Castaneda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Torres is looking for a sweep. Castaneda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torres has hold of Castaneda's hands but Castaneda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Torres on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Castaneda there.
Castaneda controlling the action here.
Torres really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castaneda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Castaneda prevents Torres from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castaneda is taking a breather. Torres 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.
Castaneda 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.
Castaneda frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Castaneda lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Torres hang on?#T4#
Torres is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres looks winded!#SUB#
Castaneda looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Torres is bucking up trying to escape but Castaneda cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Torres wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
#SUB#
Castaneda is working for a guillotine from mount but Torres frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres wants to hold on but Castaneda pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauren Castaneda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Torres forces Castaneda back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Torres gets a trip takedown into half guard.#ES#
Castaneda manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Castaneda tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Castaneda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Castaneda slips under a jab.
Romero Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Torres closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Castaneda has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Torres uses from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castaneda lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Torres throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Castaneda escapes and throws Torres's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Castaneda working away.
Torres is breathing heavily.#T1#
Torres looking for a sweep but Castaneda has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Castaneda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Castaneda landing strikes from the mount and Torres is in trouble!
Castaneda controlling from the full mount.
Castaneda raining down shots from the mount!
Castaneda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T2#
Castaneda cracks Torres with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#SUB#
Castaneda throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Torres has his hands clasped together but Castaneda breaks the hold and Torres is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Castaneda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lauren Castaneda!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Castaneda stuffs the takedown.#CL2#
Haju closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haju doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD#
Castaneda tightens his grip and picks Haju up, before dumping him to the ground. Haju manages to land in guard.
Haju looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castaneda controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haju is looking to sweep but instead, Castaneda has passed into half guard.
Castaneda is controlling the pace.
#T1#
Castaneda blocks the strikes from Haju.
Haju wants to improve his position but Castaneda is controlling well.
Castaneda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haju defending well though.
Haju pushes Castaneda off but Castaneda dives into side control.
Haju manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Haju wants to control but Castaneda is keeping busy.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Castaneda throwing shots but Haju is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haju can do anything to dispel that myth.
Haju is trying to stand up here but Castaneda is controlling him well.
Haju trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Castaneda manages to pass to mount!
Castaneda scoring with strikes but Haju is staying in there.
Castaneda punishing his opponent with strikes.
Haju tries to hold on but Castaneda pushes him away.
Castaneda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castaneda looking to finish Haju with some ground and pound. This is bad for Haju!#T3#
Castaneda working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Castaneda postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Haju looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Castaneda cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Haju avoids a series of strikes thrown by Castaneda.
BOOM! Castaneda connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Haju wants to hold on but Castaneda pushes him away.
Castaneda lands with some strikes.
Haju is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T4#
Castaneda looking to finish with strikes here!
#SUB#
Castaneda wants to finish this one by submission but Haju is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Castaneda.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haju tries to hold on but Castaneda postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Castaneda fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Castaneda controlling his opponent.
Haju is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauren Castaneda 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.
#R2#
Haju throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castaneda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Haju closes the distance and clinches.
Castaneda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haju has Castaneda pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Castaneda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Castaneda can't break the clinch.
Castaneda trying to stall but Haju improves his position.
Haju stalling in the clinch but Castaneda improves position. #TD2#
Haju gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Castaneda has control of Haju's left arm, preventing Haju from doing any damage.
Haju throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haju trying to control but Castaneda is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castaneda is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Haju is controlling Castaneda's posture.#T1##SUB#
Haju is trying to push Castaneda off with his feet but Castaneda grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Haju's ankles and Haju is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Lauren Castaneda!
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