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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
26
200 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
24
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Jackson! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Castle misses. A bone on bone clash there as Castle blocks the leg kick.
Castle misses with a straight right. A swing and a miss from Jackson. A punch combination from Jackson misses. Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Castle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Castle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Castle misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming. Castle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson. Castle blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson is looking to score with low kicks. Castle throws a combination that misses and Jackson counters with a nice body kick. Castle misses with a looping left. Castle wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance. Castle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castle's hands. Castle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses. Castle throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
That's two 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. Castle misses with an uppercut. Castle closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage. Castle lands a hook to the side of the head. Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him. Jackson tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Castle gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him. Jackson can't break the clinch.
Castle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castle pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. A short left from Castle. Castle prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch. Castle scores with a shoulder strike. Castle lands a hook to the side of the head. Castle lands a right hand. Castle taking a breather. Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Castle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castle. Jackson looks gassed! Castle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Castle scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head. Castle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Castle closes the distance and lands a one-two. Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castle. Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Castle throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily. Jackson moves out of range as Castle strikes. Castle connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off. A kick lands to the mid section there for Jackson. Castle clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage. Castle lands a body punch. Castle lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson looking to slow down the pace here. Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Castle has him pressed against the cage. Jackson tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position. Castle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Jackson wants to stall.
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. Castle scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head. Castle lands a shoulder strike. Stalling in the clinch from Castle.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jackson tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Castle. Jackson letting Castle take a breather here. Castle scores with a shoulder strike. A short uppercut from Castle. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Castle pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment. Castle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castle scores with an uppercut up the middle. Castle gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Castle breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Castle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage. Castle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Castle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Castle. Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him. A short left from Castle. A short uppercut from Castle. Castle avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson. Castle lands with a short head shot on the inside. Frank Castle has scored more points in the clinch so far. Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Castle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Castle lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. Jackson looking to slow down the pace here. A shot in the inside from Castle. Jackson is breathing heavily. Castle works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches. Jackson looking to stall.
Castle gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Castle scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head. Good body shot from Castle.
Castle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson takes a shot to the head. Castle avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Castle lands with a light punch inside. Castle lands with a right to the head. A short right from Castle. Castle scores with a hook to the body. Castle lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. Castle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Castle. Castle gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Castle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A nice left hand lands by Castle.
Castle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Castle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Castle stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice shot by Castle. Castle lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head. Castle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Castle swinging wildly here.
Castle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around? The fighters circling - Castle throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body and Castle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Castle.
A cross from Castle lands. Troy Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Castle. Castle wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance. Castle lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking. Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Castle cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs. Jackson keeps the fight on the outside. Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Castle checks it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jackson misses with a leg kick. Castle takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Castle ducks under a wild hook from Jackson. Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Castle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Castle was not able to check. Frank Castle is winning the standup battle so far. Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castle scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castle's calf. Castle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson misses the shot to the body. Castle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Jackson. Castle ducks under a wild hook from Jackson. Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castle's calf. Jackson moves away from the strike by Castle. Castle avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Castle throws a hook but Jackson blocks it. A looping hook to the body misses from Castle. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet. Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castle. Castle doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
That's two 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. Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Castle counters with a straight right hand. Castle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Castle takes a shot right to the bread basket. Castle with a hook. Castle throws a big shot that misses. Jackson slips a straight right by Castle. Castle misses with a hook. Castle pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Frank Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Castle moved away. Castle lands with an overhand left. Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castle. A big left from Castle misses. Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castle throws out the jab. Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson misses with the body kick and Castle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Castle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Castle misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Castle will be more careful next time no doubt. Jackson misses with a straight left. Castle ducks under a wild hook from Jackson. Jackson throws the left hand but Castle avoids the punch easily. Castle misses with a body shot.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castle is able to avoid easily. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Jackson thows a body shot but no joy. Troy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Troy Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Castle 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:26 Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Castle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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