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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reodfsenior Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reodfsenior Castro had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Reodfsenior Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei East!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castro throws a series of punches but East moves out of range.
East throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Castro was covering up waiting for the punch and East finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Castro is trying to keep East in close.
East wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
East showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Castro trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
East working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Castro's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro is looking to stand up but East isn't so interested in that idea.
East trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East landing with the ground and pound.
East pushing down on Castro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Castro trying to control but East postures up.
East wants to control but Castro is keeping him busy.
Castro has hold of East's hands but East slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Castro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of East's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take East's back!
East just trying to survive but Castro is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
East wants to escape the position.
East covering up well and avoiding damage.
East just trying to survive but Castro is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
East is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
East tries to get back to half guard but can't.
East slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
East gets back to full guard.
East wants to sweep here but Castro controlling him for the moment.
Castro wants to stand but East is controlling his posture from full guard.
Castro being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East wants to sweep but no luck.
Castro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Castro gets to his feet - East follows without any prompting.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
That's four 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.
Good shot there by East.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but East circles away quickly and effectively.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Castro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. East sprawls well initially but Castro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
East makes his way to full guard. A much better position for East.
East is adopting a defensive guard.
East looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei East dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castro fails to land with a series of punches.
East lands with a straight right. Castro didn't see that one coming.
Castro wants to clinch.
East showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.
Castro closes the distance and clinches up with East, looking for a takedown. Castro pushes East against the cage but East circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
East uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
East closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
East landing strikes.
Castro taking a bit of punishment here - East scoring with strikes.
East working the ground and pound from side control.
East landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castro is working to avoid the ground and pound but East connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is trying to get back to his feet.
East scoring with punches and elbows.
East advances to mount.
East with shots to the head and body - Castro looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by East.
East has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
East avoids the attempt from Castro to control.
Castro is bucking up trying to escape but East cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Andrei East has got the better of the ground game so far.
East punishing his opponent with strikes.
East lands a big shot there that rocks Castro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
East wants to control the pace but Castro is squirming around nicely.
East landing strikes from the mount and Castro is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro is in all sorts of trouble here.
East controlling from the full mount.
East pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
East in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
East is landing with some decent strikes but Castro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Castro trying desperately to get to his feet.
East landing strikes, looking to finish!
East lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East lands a nice shot to the head.
East in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
East scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Castro?
Castro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Castro is rocked!
East working Castro over with strikes here.
Oh Castro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
East cracks Castro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
East landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, East cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
East landing strikes from the mount and Castro is in trouble!
East pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
East fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Castro is in a horrible position here. East smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! East connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East looking to finish Castro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castro!
East lands a heavy elbow.
Castro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Castro is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
East fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Castro taking shots to the head.
East can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castro is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
East with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei East showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
East shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Castro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Castro seems to have got his legs back now.
East wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
East lands a decent elbow from side control.
East cracks Castro with a big elbow.
East advances to mount.
East lands a big elbow.
Castro is bucking up trying to escape but East cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Castro tries to buck East off but he can't manage it.
East in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Castro is bucking up trying to escape but East cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, East cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! East connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Castro is desperately trying to improve his position but East has a good base and remains in mount.
East lands a big shot there that rocks Castro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
East breaks from Castro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
East looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
East controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by East.
East tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
East lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! East connects with a massive shot to the dome!
East breaks from Castro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Castro is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
East lands a nice shot to the head.
East dominating with strikes here.
East blocks Castro's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
East scoring with strikes but Castro is staying in there.
East scores with a couple of good head shots there.
East working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Andrei East is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
East controlling from mount.
Castro wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
East content just to control the position here.
Reodfsenior Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
East's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrei East has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Castro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castro moves in looking to clinch but East pushes him off.
East has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
East shoots in and gets a takedown into Castro's guard.
Castro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst East is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
East seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei East comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well East has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei East!
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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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