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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidelity Castro (ranked 2533 p4p, 6780 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fidelity Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Castro connects with a jab.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castro is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Castro circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Castro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fidelity Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johnson.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like John Johnson has been cut.
Johnson shoots in but Castro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot by Castro.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Castro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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 clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Castro slows down the pace here.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Castro tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Castro 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.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson jumps guard but Castro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Castro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Castro holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Castro breaks the clinch.
Castro clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Castro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Castro works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson jumps guard but Castro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Castro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castro cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Castro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Castro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Castro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Castro uses from the top position.
Castro stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Castro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Castro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Castro finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Castro closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson jumps guard but Castro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson jumps guard but Castro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Castro lands a nice shot to the body.
Castro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a nice elbow.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Castro smiles and moves away.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Castro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castro's waist but Castro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Castro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
That has opened up John Johnson's cut even more.
Nice shot lands for Castro.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Castro connects with an inside leg kick.
Castro lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Castro thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson goes for a double leg but Castro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Castro continues to drive forward.
Castro half committed to a counter leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Castro.
Johnson looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro clinches up against the cage.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Castro smiles and moves away.
Castro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Castro.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Castro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee calls for Castro to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fidelity Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castro as he jumps to the side.
A jab lands there for Castro.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Castro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castro is working Johnson over against the cage.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castro pinned against the cage. Castro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castro throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro connects with a single shot there.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Fidelity Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johnson.
Castro lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
The cut above John Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Castro lands.
Johnson is rocked!
Nice body punch from Castro.
Castro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Castro scores with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Castro finish him?
Castro throws an overhand right that drops Johnson like a sack of potatoes! Castro dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fidelity Castro!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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