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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Castro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Castro wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.
Sanchez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Castro wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Castro wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Castro sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Junior Castro.
Castro is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Castro misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro moves forwards but Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Castro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Castro throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Castro lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Junior Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is controlling Castro's posture.
Castro stands up and waves to Sanchez to follow him.
Castro avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Castro showed some decent athleticism there.
Castro is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
Castro tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sanchez.
Castro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro slows the pace down in half guard.
Sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Castro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanchez is proving hard to escape from.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Castro postures up.
Castro decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Castro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Castro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castro circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Castro avoids it.
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Castro tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sanchez is trying to stand.
Castro is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Castro tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Castro is stalling here. Sanchez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Castro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sanchez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Castro, who protects the arm well.
Castro wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez is trying to get an arm triangle but Castro is defending well.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Castro is working from the bottom.
Sanchez tries for a kimura but Castro is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Castro rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sanchez's guard! Nice work there by Castro!
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castro.
Castro stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castro wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Castro won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Castro wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Castro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castro looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Castro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Castro dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Castro wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Castro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Castro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Castro misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Castro throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Castro misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Castro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Castro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Castro is in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Castro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castro.
Junior Castro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is controlling Castro's posture.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castro is one step ahead there.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Castro throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Castro throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Castro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Castro is retaining full guard.
Castro looking for a sweep. Not yet Castro, not yet.
Castro is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Junior Castro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castro wriggles free and stands up.
Diego Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junior Castro.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castro, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Castro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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