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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frenk Casteel (ranked 1802 p4p, 2166 weight class) and Ai Yurchon (ranked 131 p4p, 153 weight class). Frenk Casteel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ai Yurchon's chin.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frenk Casteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ai Yurchon!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurchon misses with a hook. Casteel ducked under it nicely.
Casteel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Casteel there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Yurchon misses.
Ai Yurchon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yurchon throws an overhand right that lands on Casteel's shoulder, as Casteel tries to avoid the shot.
Yurchon misses with a left hand
and Casteel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yurchon looks to land a left hand but Casteel moved out of range nicely.
Casteel takes a swing at Yurchon's ribcage but misses.
Yurchon misses with a hook
and Casteel counters with a left to the body.
Casteel darts in and clinches Yurchon up against the cage.
Casteel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yurchons head.
Yurchon is trying to break the clinch but Casteel is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casteel.
Casteel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yurchon is looking to break free of the clinch but Casteel has double underhooks.
Yurchon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yurchon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yurchon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Casteel has him pressed against the cage.
Casteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yurchon's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yurchon is trying to break the clinch but Casteel has him pressed against the cage.
Casteel prevents Yurchon from breaking the clinch.
Yurchon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurchon misses with a hook
and Casteel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Casteel has Yurchon up against the cage in a clinch.
Casteel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yurchon up against the cage.
Yurchon is trying to push Casteel away but Casteel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yurchon takes a shot to the head.
Casteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Yurchon controls his hands.
Casteel has Yurchon pressed against the cage, preventing Yurchon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Casteel blocks a body shot from Yurchon.
Casteel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yurchon or not.
Casteel keeps control of Yurchon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yurchon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yurchon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yurchon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A frustrated look appears on Yurchon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Casteel pushes Yurchon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yurchon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yurchon looks to score with a jab to the body but Casteel is just out of range.
Yurchon throws a jab when Casteel was well out of range.
Casteel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casteel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yurchon misses with a right hand
and Casteel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yurchon is rocked!
It looks like Ai Yurchon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yurchon throws an off balance right hand
and Casteel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yurchon is still on wobbly legs! Can Casteel finish him?
Casteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yurchon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yurchon seems to have recovered his senses.
Yurchon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Casteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Casteel scores with a shot to the side of Yurchon's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Casteel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yurchon throws a looping overhand right but Casteel ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Casteel finds it's target.
Casteel looks to score with a jab to the body but Yurchon is just out of range.
Casteel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yurchon thuds a left hand into Casteel's body.
Casteel defending well as Yurchon loads up on a big left hand.
Casteel swings for the body but Yurchon moves out of range.
Yurchon throws the left hand but Casteel avoids the punch easily.
Casteel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Casteel rushes Yurchon and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Yurchon is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Casteel piles on the pressure and Yurchon crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frenk Casteel!
Frenk Casteel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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