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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Azevedo Souza (ranked 1014 p4p, 634 weight class) and Jose Castellanos (ranked 162 p4p, 97 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Castellanos!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo Souza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Castellanos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azevedo Souza is out of range.
Azevedo Souza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Azevedo Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azevedo Souza dips to his left and cracks Castellanos with an uppercut!
Castellanos misses with a lunging right hand
and Azevedo Souza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Castellanos thinking.
Castellanos staying out of range there.
Azevedo Souza thuds a left hand into Castellanos's body.
Castellanos cracks a nice hook into Azevedo Souza's ribs.
Azevedo Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Azevedo Souza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castellanoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azevedo Souza takes a swing at Castellanos's ribcage but misses.
Azevedo Souza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Castellanos. Castellanos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castellanos. Azevedo Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azevedo Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Castellanos moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Azevedo Souza misses its intended target.
Castellanos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azevedo Souza throws out the jab.
Castellanos throws out a counter right but Azevedo Souza avoids it with no problem.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping left.
Castellanos is looking to score with low kicks.
Azevedo Souza throws a right hand that misses
and Castellanos counters with a straight right hand.
Azevedo Souza throws an off balance right hand
and Castellanos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castellanos misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Azevedo Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castellanos steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Castellanos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azevedo Souza misses with a hook.
Castellanos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azevedo Souza misses the shot to the body.
Castellanos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Castellanos ducks right into an uppercut from Azevedo Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castellanos manages to avoid it.
Castellanos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Castellanos lands with a straight right. Azevedo Souza didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Castellanos avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza throws a looping overhand right but Castellanos ducks down to avoid it.
Castellanos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Azevedo Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castellanos was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Castellanos's head backwards.
Azevedo Souza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azevedo Souza misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azevedo Souza. Castellanos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castellanos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azevedo Souza thuds a left hand into Castellanos's body.
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castellanos manages to avoid it.
Castellanos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castellanos. That's going to slow Azevedo Souza down.
Azevedo Souza lands a left and a right that send Castellanos crashing to the mat, dazed. Azevedo Souza thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Castellanos is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Azevedo Souza digs a good body shot into Castellanos's ribs.
Azevedo Souza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Castellanos looks winded!
Azevedo Souza drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Castellanos right on the button. Castellanos goes down! Azevedo Souza follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Azevedo Souza gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Azevedo Souza!
Our winner, Raphael Azevedo Souza, 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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