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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Castillo (ranked 2721 p4p, 2870 weight class) and Boston Lane (ranked 217 p4p, 224 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boston Lane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Lane misses with a left hand
letting Castillo counter with a right hand.
Castillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lane is looking to clinch but Castillo is avoiding it.
Castillo clinches up with Lane and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Castillo.
Lane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lane.
Castillo blocks an elbow strike.
Castillo tries for a takedown but Lane manages to get underhooks.
Lane looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lane throws a punch but it's blocked by Castillo.
Castillo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lane throws a punch but it's blocked by Castillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo lands a hook that snaps the head of Lane backwards.
Castillo blocking some punches.
Lane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castillo is working for takedown but Lane is calmly controlling the position for now.
Castillo jumps into guard, dragging Lane to the mat.
Castillo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Castillo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lane's guard.
Castillo wants to control from the top but Lane keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Castillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Lane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Castillo pushes down on Lane's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is keen to just control but Lane is a slippery customer.
Castillo 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.
Castillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castillo 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.
Lane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castillo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Castillo.
Castillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lane's head.
Lane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Castillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lane's head.
Castillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lane keeps working.
Lane wants to get back to his feet.
Castillo wants to control but Lane is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane looks like he's trying to stand up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Castillo lands with a nice body punch.
Lane just misses with a punch to the body.
As Lane tries to get set, Castillo tries to push him back and clinch up but Lane manages to avoid the attempt.
Castillo shoots in looking for a takedown. Lane tries to sprawl out of it but Castillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lane just misses with a punch to the body.
Lane misses with a double jab.
Lane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castillo.
Lane scores with a nice strike.
Lane throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Lane does no damage.
Lane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castillo is looking to counter the offense by Lane and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lane misses with a series of wild punches.
Castillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lane misses with a shot to the body
and Castillo counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Boston Lane has been cut.
Lane throws a big shot that misses.
Lane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castillo counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lane misses with a series of wild punches.
Castillo throws the kick towards the body but Lane avoids it.
Boston Lane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lane lands with a straight right. Castillo didn't see that one coming.
Lane misses with a two punch combination.
Castillo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castillo lands a body shot.
Castillo successfully pulls guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Castillo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boston Lane's cut.
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.
Lane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lane lands a slapping body shot.
Lane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castillo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lane cracks Castillo with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Castillo is defended easily by Lane.
Lane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Castillo ducks under a wild hook from Lane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lane throws a hook but Castillo avoids it easily.
Castillo tries to counter with a takedown but Lane is quick to defend against it.
Lane blocks a low kick nicely.
Lane throws a combination that misses
and Castillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo misses with an uppercut. Lane saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Castillo.
Castillo is looking to counter punch.
Lane blocks a jab.
Lane misses with a two punch combination.
Lane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castillo misses with a straight right.
Castillo jabs at Lane's body.
Lane has closed the distance and engaged Castillo in a clinch.
Castillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lane can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
Castillo lands a right hand.
Lane swings wildly with an uppercut but Castillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lane has a couple of punches blocked by Castillo.
Castillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lane backwards.
Castillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane throws a punch but it's blocked by Castillo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo gets control of Lane's arms and successfully pulls guard. Castillo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lane trying to control the position from guard on top but Castillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Castillo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Lane from controlling successfully.
Castillo controls Lane momentarily but Lane frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is really struggling to control Lane but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Castillo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lane has his hands clasped together but Castillo extends and breaks Lane's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Castillo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Castillo!
Richard Castillo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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RATING
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