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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bred Arguil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Castro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduardo Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bred Arguil!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arguil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arguil throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Castro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Castro cracks Arguil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arguil fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Bred Arguil has been cut.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arguil.
Arguil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.
Arguil scores with a hook to the body. Castro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Arguil 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arguil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arguil throws an overhand right that lands on Castro's shoulder, as Castro tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Castro.
Arguil takes one to the chin there.
Castro with a hook.
Arguil walks into a stiff left hand from Castro.
Castro takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arguil throws a hook but Castro avoids it easily.
Castro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arguil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castro manages to avoid it.
Arguil throws the left hand but Castro avoids the punch easily.
Arguil closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Castro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arguil.
Arguil looks gassed!
Arguil avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Castro.
Castro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arguil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castro dips to his left and cracks Arguil with an uppercut!
Castro throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Castro.
Castro lands a head shot.
Castro misses with a straight right.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arguil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Castro does it's job there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good shot there by Castro.
Good shot there by Castro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Castro scores with a sloppy right hand. Arguil should have avoided that one.
Castro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arguil's hands.
Castro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Castro throws a big shot that misses.
Castro punishes Arguil's body with a nice straight punch.
Castro throws out a loose jab but Arguil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro cracks Arguil with an open hand slap.
Arguil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castro to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot by Castro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands with a right hand.
Castro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Castro lands a nice shot to the body.
Castro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castro scores with a jab. Arguil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arguil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arguil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arguil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Castro lands with an uppercut that bounces Arguil off the cage and back into rage.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arguil throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
Nice cross by Castro.
Castro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castro cracks Arguil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arguil drops his hands momentarily and Castro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castro scores with a nice head shot.
Castro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Castro drops Arguil with a beautiful combination! Arguil stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Castro is looking for the KO!
Arguil is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of Arguil 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arguil is still on wobbly legs! Can Castro finish him?
Castro scores with a decent looking hook.
Arguil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arguil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castro moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arguil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castro to score with a decent uppercut.
Arguil staying out of range there.
Castro clobbers Arguil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arguil throws an overhand right that lands on Castro's shoulder, as Castro tries to avoid the shot.
Arguil seems to have recovered his senses.
Arguil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castro.
Arguil moves forwards but Castro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Castro lands a jab to Arguil's midsection.
Castro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Castro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice cross by Castro.
Castro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Castro tests Arguil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castro lands with a nice body punch.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Castro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castro scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Arguil.
Nice jab there from Castro.
Castro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Castro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castro cracks Arguil with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arguil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arguil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Castro there.
Nice body punch from Castro.
Arguil needs to keep his hands up - Castro had a free shot at his head there.
Castro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by Castro.
Arguil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arguil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castro lands a two punch combo.
Castro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot by Castro.
Arguil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arguil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castro lands with a straight right. Arguil didn't see that one coming.
Castro's corner calls for a 1-2. Castro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arguil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arguil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castro misses with a looping right.
Castro connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bred Arguil's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Castro throws a hook but Arguil blocks it.
Nice jab there from Castro.
Arguil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arguil misses with a hook.
Arguil throws a jab but it's blocked by Castro.
Castro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arguil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arguil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arguil gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arguil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arguil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arguil drops his hands momentarily and Castro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castro throws out a powerful jab.
Castro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Eduardo Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arguil is breathing heavily.
Castro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arguil moves forwards but Castro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro scores with a jab. Arguil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot lands for Castro.
Good shot there by Castro.
Nice jab there from Castro.
Castro lands with a nice combination. Arguil backs away looking to recover.
Castro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arguil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bred Arguil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Castro does it's job there.
Castro cracks Arguil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arguil moves out of range as Castro strikes.
Castro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castro cracks Arguil with a right hand to the side of the head.
Castro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arguil moves out of range of the strikes.
Arguil swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Nice shot by Castro.
Castro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arguil can do to turn this around?
Castro throws out a powerful jab.
Castro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arguil momentarily.
Castro works Arguil's body with a nice hook.
Castro scores with the left hand. Arguil knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castro, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arguil walks into a jab.
Castro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Castro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice cross by Castro.
Castro scores with a sloppy right hand. Arguil should have avoided that one.
Castro connects with the punch.
Castro tests Arguil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castro cracks Arguil with a good jab.
Arguil gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castro scores with a sloppy right hand. Arguil should have avoided that one.
A left and a right from Castro both land. Nice combination.
Castro is working the combinations to good effect here.
Arguil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arguil moves forwards but Castro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Arguil might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Castro has got the better of the exchanges.
Arguil drops his hands momentarily and Castro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castro cracks Arguil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Castro with a jab.
Castro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arguil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arguil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castro.
Arguil takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Arguil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castro misses the jab.
Castro drops Arguil with a nice combination! Castro dives into Arguil's guard, looking to finish!
Castro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Castro gets to his feet - Arguil follows without any prompting.
Arguil takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arguil moves out of range of the strikes.
Arguil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arguil's head.
Arguil just misses with a punch to the body.
Castro tests Arguil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castro looks to land a combination but Arguil avoids it well.
Arguil thows a body shot but no joy.
Arguil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castro to score with a decent uppercut.
Castro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arguil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castro lands an overhand right.
Arguil dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Arguil looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Arguil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castro.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arguil ducks right into an uppercut from Castro.
Castro throws a hook but Arguil blocks it.
Castro looks to land a right hand but Arguil moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Arguil 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castro 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Castro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bred Arguil's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Castro.
Arguil misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
Arguil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arguil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.
Arguil misses with a looping left.
Castro throws a hook but Arguil avoids it easily.
Castro lands a lovely overhand right.
Castro throws a shot from downtown. Arguil moves away and avoids it.
Castro looks to land a left hand but Arguil moved out of range nicely.
Arguil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arguil takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the body from Arguil misses
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
Castro tests Arguil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arguil moves out of range as Castro strikes.
Arguil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castro scores with a hook.
Castro cracks Arguil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castro throws a series of strikes that have Arguil backpedaling.
Castro throws an overhand right that lands on Arguil's shoulder, as Arguil tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Castro connects with a jab.
Castro moves out of range as Arguil strikes.
Castro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Castro.
Arguil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Arguil has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Castro scores with a nice strike.
Castro scores with a one two! Arguil had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Castro.
Arguil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castro.
Castro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arguil doesn't seem bothered though.
Castro misses the jab.
Castro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castro scores with a hook to the body. Arguil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands with an overhand left.
Castro tries to bum rush Arguil with a series of wild strikes but Arguil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castro cracks Arguil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arguil walks into a left hand.
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!
Arguil looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Castro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arguil takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arguil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arguil takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Castro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Castro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arguil in his tracks.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arguil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arguil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Castro's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Castro duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arguil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Castro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Castro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arguil momentarily.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro lands the left hand.
A shot to de liver by Castro. Beautiful body shot.
Castro lands the left hand.
Castro misses with an uppercut.
Castro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arguil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arguil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Arguil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Castro scores with a nice right hand.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Arguil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castro lands with a right hand.
Castro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arguil.
Castro lands a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Castro.
Arguil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bred Arguil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arguil in his tracks.
Castro throws a hook but Arguil avoids it easily.
Arguil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab from Castro.
Castro throws a jab but it's blocked by Arguil.
Castro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arguil.
Castro tests Arguil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arguil drops his hands momentarily and Castro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arguil misses with a looping left.
Castro throws a big shot that misses.
Castro throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro stalks Arguil and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arguil's face. Arguil staggers backwards, shaken.
Eduardo Castro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castro tests Arguil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Castro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castro.
Castro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Castro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castro 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Castro!
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