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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Demon Hunter - Storm The Gates Of Hell. Tyler has chosen We Ready - Archie Eversole as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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183 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
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
10 - 7 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyler momentarily.
Castle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castle looks to land a left hand but Tyler moved out of range nicely.
Tyler tries to bum rush Castle with a series of wild strikes but Castle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Castle striking off his back but it's not causing Tyler any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyler is one step ahead there.
Tyler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tyler trying to control but Castle is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Tyler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castle is keeping the position for now.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Castle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyleris looking to pass into half guard but Castle pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Castle is in guard.
Tyler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Castle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Castle controls the pace.
Tyler is trying to control the position but Castle postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle with a nice head shot there.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Castle from controlling successfully.
Tyler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castle wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Castle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castle clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Castle.
Tyler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tyler is working for takedown but Castle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Castle misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Castle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Castle lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Castle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Castle landing knees to the head.
Castle manages to break the clinch.
Castle looks to land a combination but Tyler avoids it well.
Tyler misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyler throws a shot from downtown. Castle moves away and avoids it.
Castle ducks under a wild hook from Tyler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Castle dominated that 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.
Castle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Castle duly obliges.
Castle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Castle showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyler is looking to control Castle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyler avoid being mounted?
Tyler wants to control the action here but instead Castle manages to pass to full mount!
Castle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tyler because Castle loaded up on that one.
Castle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Tyler is in a horrible position here. Castle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle tries to control but Tyler wriggling away.
Tyler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Eric Castle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tyler is looking to improve his position but Castle isn't that keen on the idea.
Castle landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle prevents Tyler from getting the reversal.
Tyler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tyler can't escape the position.
Castle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Castle unloads with some shots from mount but Tyler bucks and avoids them well.
Tyler is desperately trying to improve his position but Castle has a good base and remains in mount.
Castle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle lands a big shot there that rocks Tyler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tyler regains half guard.
Castle seems to be working for a kimura but Tyler defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle looks to land a strike but Tyler avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Castle trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Castle stopping the sweep attempt from Tyler.
Tyler trying to control the position.
Castle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler pulls Castle in close to prevent any damage.
Tyler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castle is one step ahead there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tyler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eric Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Castle pushes down on Tyler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Castle dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Castle swinging wildly here.
Castle throws a wild body kick that Tyler sees coming a mile off.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castle loads up on a big right hand but Tyler slips the punch.
Tyler throws a jab when Castle was well out of range.
Tyler tries to sprawl but Castle drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tyler is trying is best to control the position here.
Castle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Castle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler tries to get to full guard but Castle has control of the leg.
Castle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Castle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tyler is refusing to be controlled, as Castle sits in half guard.
Tyler wants to control but Castle is keeping busy.
Castle works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle works to advance to full mount. Tyler defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Castle looking to control but Tyler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Castle unloading with bombs!
Tyler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyler is looking to improve his position but Castle isn't that keen on the idea.
Castle avoids the attempt from Tyler to control.
Castle with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is trying desperately to improve position.
Tyler manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Castle is looking to take a break and control but Tyler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castle slows the pace down in half guard.
Castle is looking to take a break and control but Tyler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brock Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Castle moves nicely into side control.
Tyler tries to improve position but can't.
Tyler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tyler tries to roll over but Castle keeps him under control.
Eric Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Castle!
A very excited looking Eric Castle rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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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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