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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Turko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turko has chosen Master of Puppets as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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214 lbs
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208 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ivan Turko!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castro closes the distance and clinches.
Castro blocks an uppercut.
Castro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castro scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
Castro is looking to control Turko's arms but Turko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castro has his back to the cage.
Turko working aggressively here.
Turko blocks an uppercut.
Castro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turko connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Boss Castro has been cut.
Turko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Castro - that landed with a thud.
Turko blocking some punches.
Turko lands a nice elbow.
Castro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turko looking to throw knees to the head but Castro is blocking nicely.
Turko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castro slows down the pace here.
Castro lands with a right to the head.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Turko.
Turko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
Turko tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castro's brow.
Turko looking to throw knees to the head but Castro is blocking nicely.
Turko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turko trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castro takes a shot to the head.
Castro works on Turko's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Castro.
Turko misses with a knee strike.
Castro pushes Turko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castro gets through Turko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Castro avoids a wild elbow strike from Turko.
Turko lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Castro.
Turko trying to land knees to the body.
Turko looks gassed!
Turko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turko tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
Turko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castro avoids a wild elbow strike from Turko.
Turko swings wildly with an uppercut but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Castro as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castro's elbow.
Castro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turko lands with a light punch inside.
Turko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turko tries to clinch but Castro moves away
and Castro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good shot there by Castro.
Turko blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro thumps Turko with a low kick.
Castro stalks Turko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turko's face. Turko staggers backwards, shaken.
Turko tries to clinch up
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turko's knee momentarily.
Nice jab there from Castro.
Castro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turko on the side of the head.
Turko wants to clinch but Castro slips to the side
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turko's knee momentarily.
Castro cracks Turko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Castro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Castro scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Castro.
Castro throws a head kick that half lands.
Turko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ivan Turko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro keeps Turko at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro connects with a looping right hand.
Castro lands a two punch combo.
Turko walks into a straight right hand from Castro.
Turko closes the distance but Castro moves to the side
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
Castro throws a right and a left that Turko avoids nicely.
Castro moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro slowing the pace effectively.
Turko tries to land a knee to the head but Castro blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Castro.
Castro lands with a right to the head.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castro throws a nice head kick!
Turko tries to clinch but Castro moves away
and Castro counters with a good low kick that Turko was not able to check.
Turko moves to clinch but Castro breaks away
and Castro counters with a good, hard body kick but Turko shrugs it off.
Turko avoids the head kick by Castro.
Turko tries to clinch but Castro moves away
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro connects with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castro.
Turko darts in trying to clinch
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boss Castro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Castro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castro. That's going to slow Turko down.
Castro scoring well with a low kick there.
Turko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turko darts in trying to clinch
and Turko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turko tries to clinch
and Castro counters with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Castro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castro instigates a clinch.
Turko misses with some punches.
Castro scores with a shot to the side of Turko's head.
Castro managing to block the knees to the body from Turko.
Turko lands a nice uppercut.
Turko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turko is breathing heavily.
Castro avoiding damage.
Castro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turko darts in trying to clinch
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turko throws a hook but Castro avoids it easily.
Turko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castro counters with a straight right hand.
Turko throws a right hand that misses
and Castro counters with a three punch combo that has Turko backing up. Turko nods at Castro to acknowledge the strikes.
Turko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turko throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Castro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castro.
Turko misses with a right hand
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Turko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Castro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turko wants to clinch
and Castro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro lands a lovely overhand right.
Turko catches Castro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castro misses with a few strikes there.
Castro throws a nice head kick!
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Turko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turko can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Castro.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turko circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Castro.
Castro cracks Turko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turko wants to clinch but Castro slips to the side
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turko's knee momentarily.
Turko looks to clinch
and Castro counters with a good low kick that Turko was not able to check.
Turko moves to clinch but Castro breaks away
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a head kick that Turko semi-blocks.
Turko darts in trying to clinch
and Castro counters with a thumping low kick.
Turko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castro lands with a shot to the body.
Castro lands a head shot.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro scores with a one two! Turko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turko looks to clinch
and Castro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turko throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Turko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turko misses with a shot to the body
and Castro counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Castro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boss Castro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Turko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Danga de danga de dang - Castro scores with a four punch combination!
Castro scores with a leg kick.
Castro throws a head kick but Turko moves out of range.
Castro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castro.
A jab from Castro finds it's way through Turko's defenses.
Turko throws a poor cross that misses
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Turko eats them both and turns towards Castro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Turko is rocked!
Turko looks to clinch
and Castro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Turko really felt that one!
A head kick misses from Castro.
Castro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turko is still on wobbly legs! Can Castro finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turko seems to have recovered his senses.
Castro connects with an inside leg kick.
Turko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turko, pushing him back against the cage.
Turko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Castro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turkos head.
Castro breaks the clinch.
Turko moves to clinch but Castro breaks away
and Castro counters with a three punch combo that has Turko backing up. Turko nods at Castro to acknowledge the strikes.
Turko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Castro.
Turko darts in trying to clinch
and Turko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turko cracks Castro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Castro clobbers Turko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turko closes the distance but Castro moves to the side
and Castro counters with a low kick, right behind Turko 's knee.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castro counters with a series of strikes. Turko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turko wants to clinch
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro connects with a single shot there.
Turko throws a hook but Castro avoids it easily.
Turko moves to clinch but Castro breaks away
and Castro counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castro.
Turko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turko throws a right hand that misses
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Turko blocks a head kick by Castro.
Turko moves to clinch but Castro breaks away
and Castro counters with a stiff right hand.
Turko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Castro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Castro rushes Turko and presses him up against the cage.
Turko lands a nice elbow.
Castro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boss Castro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Castro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castro blocks the elbow strike.
Castro slows down the pace here.
Turko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turko lands a body shot.
Castro lands a nice uppercut.
Castro dips a shoulder and cracks Turko with a mighty uppercut! Turko falls back against the cage and Castro unloads with a barrage of strikes! Turko is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Castro screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boss Castro!
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hype
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