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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between david castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, david castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Champion!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion swinging wilding here.
Champion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Champion scores a takedown into full mount!
castro gets back to half guard.
castro wants to stand back up but Champion manages to pass into side control.
castro is trying to buck Champion off.
Champion taking a breather here.
Champion decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion misses with a double jab.
Nice body kick from castro.
Sam Champion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
castro moves in looking to clinch but Champion pushes him off.
castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Champion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Champion.
castro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Champion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
castro is breathing heavily.
Champion misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
castro throws a right and a left that Champion avoids nicely.
Champion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and castro counters with a two punch combo.
Champion misses with a two punch combination.
Champion misses with a combination
and castro counters with a solid body kick.
Champion throws a sloppy body shot
and castro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Champion throws a one two combo.
castro misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Champion misses with a kick to the body
and castro counters with a three punch combo that has Champion backing up. Champion nods at castro to acknowledge the strikes.
Champion is looking to chop away at castro's legs.
Champion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and castro counters with a nice body kick.
Champion throws a combination that misses
and castro counters with a one-two to the body.
Champion has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Champion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
castro lands with a nice combination. Champion backs away looking to recover.
Champion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
castro wants to get back to his feet but Champion is dominant here and he's now got castro's back!
What can castro do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
castro is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champion connects with a big shot to the side of castro's head.
Champion trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure castro doesn't escape.
castro rolls, trying to escape but Champion keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Champion dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Champion looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Champion sitting in guard here, content to control.
Champion stands up and waves to castro to follow him.
Champion lands a with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and castro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Champion is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Champion throws out a loose jab but castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champion lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Champion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts castro as he jumps to the side.
Champion misses with a combination
and castro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by castro.
Champion breaks the clinch.
Champion throws a combination. castro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
castro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Champion misses with the combination.
Champion missing with a left hand there. castro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion shoots in and drives through. castro sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Champion or perhaps it was just good defense by castro which made him look bad.
david castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Champion.
Champion throws a series of punches but castro moves out of range.
A left and a right from castro both land. Nice combination.
Champion swings for the body but castro moves out of range.
castro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Champion.
Champion falls off balance throwing a combination
and castro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Champion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and castro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Champion really felt that one!
Champion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and castro counters with a series of strikes. Champion will be more careful next time no doubt.
Champion throws a shot from downtown. castro moves away and avoids it.
castro swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champion throws a combination that misses
and castro counters with a takedown into side control.
Champion wants to control but castro postures up.
castro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
castro stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Champion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts castro as he jumps to the side.
castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Champion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
castro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Champion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but castro moves away.
castro checks a low kick from Champion.
Champion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
castro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Champion is fending him off so far but castro persists. Nope, Champion circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champion falls off balance throwing a combination
and castro counters with a solid body kick.
Champion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by castro.
castro with a poor takedown
letting Champion counter with a right hand.
Champion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from castro misses.
castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Champion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to castro's calf.
Champion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and castro counters with a head kick. That will keep Champion thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Champion does no damage.
Champion misses with a wild body shot.
Champion has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from castro.
castro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Champion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and castro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that david castro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A swing and a miss from Champion.
castro shoots in and drives through. Champion sprawls well.
castro wants to clinch
and Champion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Champion stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Champion motions for castro to come forward. Champion throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Champion falls off balance throwing a combination
and castro counters with a left and a right that stings Champion.
Champion scores with a three punch combo!
Champion closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
castro scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Champion manages to mount him!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion prevents castro from getting the reversal.
castro regains half guard.
Champion stands up from half guard.
Champion fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. castro sprawls well initially but Champion persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
castro wants to stand back up but Champion manages to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
castro wants to control but Champion postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
castro is trying to work for a sweep but Champion has mounted him!
castro tries to reverse the position but Champion maintains control.
Champion controlling the position easily from mount.
Sam Champion has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
castro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Champion controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
castro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Champion content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Champion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Champion 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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