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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slipknot. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 cm
23
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
29
210 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Castle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Santos! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Santos throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range. Castle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Castle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy. Castle slips under a jab. Santos lands a two punch combo.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Castle throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily. Castle lands with a kick to the temple. Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy. Castle gets in close and instigates a clinch. Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Castle. Castle lands a right hand. Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castle thumps Santos with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Castle with a hook. Castle lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Castle slips the punch. Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A good leg kick by Castle. Castle closes the distance looking to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos. Castle lands with a nice body kick. Castle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Castle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Castle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts. Castle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castle's calf. Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos. Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it. A chopping leg kick lands by Castle. Santos looks gassed! Good standup being displayed there by Castle as he connects with a hook. Castle connects with a high kick. Castle thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Castle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Castle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santos has time to react. Santos swings for the body but Castle moves out of range.
Castle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castle rather than just go for the knockout. Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castle. Castle lands with a slapping head kick. Castle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Castle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head. Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castle circles away quickly and effectively. Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castle connects with a solid leg kick. Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Santos walks into a jab. Castle fakes the leg kick and cracks Santos in the body. Castle has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Castle lands with a short head shot on the inside. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Castle. Santos can't break the clinch.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Castle wants to stall.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Castle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jake Santos has been cut. Castle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jake Santos's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
Jab from Castle. Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Castle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage! Castle lands a jab. Castle misses with a head kick.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Castle is just out of range. Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santos throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease. Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Jake Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Santos swings for the body but Castle moves out of range.
Castle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Castle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Castle throws a quick inside leg kick. Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Castle lands with a kick to the temple. Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castle.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castle.
Santos is breathing heavily. Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castle, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet. Castle instigates a clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Santos has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment. Castle controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Castle seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos. Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut. Castle tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body. Castle lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Santos is trying to break free. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Castle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Santos prevents a body shot from Castle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Castle misses with a body punch.
Castle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Castle lands a right hand. Castle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him. Santos can't break the clinch.
Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Castle throws an elbow but it misses.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Castle connects with a single shot there. Santos walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Castle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castle connects with an inside leg kick. Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. The fight moves into the clinch position. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Santos is trying to break free. Santos dodges an elbow strike from Castle.
Castle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Castle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. Santos can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jake Santos's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Castle throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely. A nice inside leg kick there by Castle. That's going to slow Santos down. Castle blocks a head kick by Santos.
Castle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Castle settles back down. Castle scores with a nice head shot. Castle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around? A head kick misses from Santos. An inside leg kick lands from Castle. Castle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Castle wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance. Santos throws a right hand that Castle ducks under and follows up with a left that Castle also avoids with ease. Castle throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off. Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Castle moves out of range easily. Castle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks. Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Castle scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Castle.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Castle. That's going to slow Santos down. Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Castle thumps Santos with a low kick. Castle feints and then cracks Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santos down. Castle scores with a head kick. Santos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Castle scores with a nice body kick.
Castle pushes Santos up against the ropes in a clinch. Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Castle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Castle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow. Santos being controlled against the ropes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Castle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Castle stalling.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple. Santos blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Castle. Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut. Castle misses with a hook from the clinch. With the fighters up against the ropes, Castle throws an elbow but misses. Santos is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle. A nice right hand lands inside from Castle. Castle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead. Santos tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position. Castle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jake Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos. Santos is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position. Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Castle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Castle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Castle. Castle scores with a shot to the body.
Castle connects with a nice looking jab.
Castle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castle.
Castle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Frank Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Castle moves to clinch but Santos breaks away and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Castle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Castle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Castle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight! Frank 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Frank Castle! Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Frank Castle! Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Frank Castle!
Frank Castle wins by unanimous decision! An out of breath Frank Castle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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