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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Orpik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes into the arena with Demon Hunter - Storm The Gates Of Hell blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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197 lbs
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180 cm
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Orpik!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle looks to land a combination but Orpik avoids it well.
A punch combination from Castle misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castle.
Castle throws a series of punches but Orpik moves out of range.
Orpik shoots in for a takedown but Castle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castle throws a right and a left that Orpik avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Orpik.
Castle throws a head kick that misses.
Castle tries to land a front kick but Orpik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orpik shoots in but Castle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eric Castle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Orpik.
Castle throws a nice looking combination but Orpik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orpik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castle but Castle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orpik's calf.
Castle misses with a few strikes there.
Castle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Castle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Orpik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Castle working Orpik over with strikes here.
Orpik is looking to improve his position but Castle isn't that keen on the idea.
Orpik wants to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
Orpik tries to reverse the position but Castle maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castle trying to control but Orpik is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orpik throwing hammer fists to the chest of Castle. What's that going to do exactly?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castle landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Orpik tries to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
Castle with a couple of short strikes.
Orpik is wriggling around trying to escape.
Castle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Orpik swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Orpik tries to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
Castle scoring with strikes but Orpik is staying in there.
Orpik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orpik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Orpik looks gassed!
Castle breaks from Orpik's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Orpik wants to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
Orpik throwing hammer fists to the chest of Castle. What's that going to do exactly?
Castle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Orpik keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Castle breaks from Orpik's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Castle avoids the attempt from Orpik to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orpik is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castle trying to control but Orpik is having none of it.
Orpik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Castle with shots to the head and body - Orpik looks very uncomfortable down there.
Orpik is desperately trying to improve his position but Castle has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Castle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Castle shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Orpik manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Orpik wants to control the position but Castle says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Castle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orpik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Orpik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Castle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orpik's head.
Castle passes to side control.
Orpik parries the strikes from Castle easily there. Castle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Orpik to escape.
You can see the frustration on Orpik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Orpik tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Castle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Castle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Castle is staying tight to Orpik's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orpik is trying to control Castle's posture but Castle avoids it.
Orpik is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Castle is staying active.
Castle is chipping away with strikes.
Orpik is trying to get back to half guard.
Castle remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Orpik tries to buck Castle off but Castle is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Castle are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Castle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orpik keeps working.
Orpik tries to bench press Castle off him but Castle keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Orpik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castle advances to full mount.
Orpik is working to get back to half guard.
Orpik wants to control but Castle is having none of it.
Castle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle content just to control the position here.
Orpik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Castle is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Orpik can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle avoids the attempt from Orpik to control.
Orpik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Castle scoring with strikes but Orpik is staying in there.
Orpik working to try and regain half guard.
Orpik tries to lock up and control but Castle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Orpik working to try and regain half guard.
Orpik is breathing heavily.
Orpik gets back to half guard.
Castle slips a nice elbow through Orpik's hands, connecting with Orpik's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castle lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Castle is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Eric Castle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orpik tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Castle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Orpik is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Castle jumps into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castle working away.
Orpik is trying to improve his position.
Orpik misses with a strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orpik keeps working.
Orpik tries to bench press Castle off him but Castle keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Castle dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Castle shoots in and bounces Orpik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Orpik looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Castle passes into side control.
A lull in the action here.
A control attempt from Orpik but he's now mounted!
Orpik is trying to escape the mount.
Castle raining down hammerfists from mount.
Orpik is looking to get to half guard.
Orpik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle lands a big elbow.
Orpik tries to lock up and control but Castle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Orpik is trying to escape the mount.
Castle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Orpik is looking to escape.
Orpik can't escape the position.
Castle with good strikes from the mount here!
Castle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Castle landing strikes, looking to finish!
Orpik is desperately trying to improve his position but Castle has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle breaks from Orpik's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Castle is landing with some decent strikes but Orpik is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Orpik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Orpik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Orpik is looking to improve his position but Castle isn't that keen on the idea.
Castle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Orpik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Castle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Castle blocks Orpik's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Castle working the ground and pound effectively.
Orpik gets back to half guard.
Orpik wants to control but Castle is keeping busy.
Castle 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.
Castle is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Castle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jason Orpik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orpik is pressing down on Castle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Castle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Orpik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castle is aware though and is defending well.
Castle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eric Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castle is in close to Orpik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Castle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Castle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Castle showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Castle!
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