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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dani Thrana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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189 lbs
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189 cm
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dani Thrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyrus Castro!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Thrana or perhaps it was just good defense by Castro which made him look bad.
Castro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Castro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thrana!
Castro goes for an armbar but Thrana turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Thrana.
Thrana thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrana with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrana throws and elbow that misses. Castro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thrana's guard. Nice move by Castro!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro wants to pass the guard but Thrana is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thrana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castro trying to control but Thrana is working from the bottom.
Thrana kicks Castro off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Castro shoots and misses
and Thrana counters with a nice double leg into side control. Castro won't be happy with that.
Thrana just content to control the position.
An elbow from Thrana crashes against the mat.
Castro is looking to regain half guard here but Thrana keeps moving and retains side control.
Thrana landing a few strikes.
Thrana tries to advance to mount but Castro denies him.
Castro tries to bench press Thrana off him but Thrana keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro taking a bit of punishment here - Thrana scoring with strikes.
Thrana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
Castro defending against the ground and pound.
Castro dodges the ground and pound from Thrana.
Castro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thrana.
Thrana wants to take a breather but Castro manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Thrana.
Thrana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro is keeping the position 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.
Thrana is working hard here to advance position.
Castro has momentary wrist control but Thrana slips an elbow through the middle.
Thrana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thrana looking to sit in guard and control but Castro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Castro connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dani Thrana dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thrana gets a takedown into half guard.
Castro gets full guard.
Thrana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castro on the ground.
Thrana connects with a couple of short punches.
Thrana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thrana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thrana throws a strike but Castro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Castro wants to pass the guard but Thrana is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro trying to control but Thrana is working from the bottom.
Castro stays in close to Thrana's body and controls the position.
Thrana keeping full guard, as Castro tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thrana shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castro's guard.
Castro is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro is keeping the position for now.
Thrana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thrana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thrana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thrana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thrana passes Castro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Castro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thrana scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Castro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thrana 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.
Castro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thrana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thrana throwing shots but Castro is blocking nicely.
Thrana throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Castro taking some punishment here, with Thrana in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thrana throwing shots but Castro is blocking nicely.
Castro has a hand on Thrana's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Thrana takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Thrana landing strikes from the mount and Castro is in trouble!
Castro is bucking up trying to escape but Thrana cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thrana landing strikes from the mount and Castro is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dani Thrana dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thrana decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dani Thrana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thrana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thrana working the head and body with strikes.
Castro actively working from the bottom here.
Castro is not content to let Thrana control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrana working over Castro with some ground and pound. Castro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thrana moves into full mount! Castro won't be happy about that!
The referee warns Castro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Castro taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Thrana.
Thrana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Castro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Castro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Castro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Thrana wants to take a breather but Castro is having none of it.
Thrana winds up and cracks Castro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thrana works his foot free and advances to mount.
Castro tries to reverse the position but Thrana maintains control.
Thrana lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Castro's face.
Thrana in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thrana landing punches.
Thrana fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thrana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thrana fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thrana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Castro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thrana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrana lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castro hang on?
Thrana lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thrana lands a big shot there that rocks Castro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thrana fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cyrus Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dani Thrana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castro is trying to escape the mount.
Thrana landing strikes from the mount and Castro is in trouble!
Thrana controlling his opponent.
Thrana lands a big shot there that rocks Castro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dani Thrana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thrana, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dani Thrana!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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