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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richie Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Art Brooks will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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166 lbs
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richie Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Art Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Castle moves out of range easily.
Castle misses with a series of wild punches.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Castle circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Castle.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castle swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks throws a good cross that connects.
Brooks scores with the left hand. Castle knows he should have avoided that one.
Castle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brooks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Castle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Castle shoots in but Brooks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brooks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A bone on bone clash there as Brooks blocks the leg kick.
Castle tries for a takedown but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Castle throws a series of punches but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castle misses with a shot to the body
and Brooks counters with a head kick.
Castle misses with a hook to the body
and Brooks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Castle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A big left from Castle misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
Castle misses with a body shot
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Castle tries to move into range but Brooks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
Castle misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Brooks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Castle is looking to wear down Brooks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Castle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brooks.
Castle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Castle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle prevents Brooks from breaking the clinch.
Castle keeps control of Brooks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brooks's efforts to push away.
Castle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brooks is defending well.
Castle tries to score a body lock takedown but Brooks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brooks breaks the clinch.
Castle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brooks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brooks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Castle circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle misses with a jab to the body
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castle looks for a takedown but Brooks sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Castle misses with a hook to the body
and Brooks counters with a stiff right hand.
Brooks throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks lands with a right hand.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Castle.
Richie Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castle looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Castle misses the body punch
and Brooks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A punch lands to the side of Castle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castle misses with a body shot.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Castle thows a body shot but no joy.
Castle just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Castle misses
and Brooks counters with a head kick. That will keep Castle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Castle misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brooks.
Brooks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Castle throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brooks to the mat! Brooks manages to get full guard.
Castle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brooks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castle wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.
Brooks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Castle controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks working a defensive guard here.
Castle throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Art Brooks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Castle swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a big head kick but Castle shrugs it off.
Castle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice shot lands for Brooks.
Castle slips a jab from Brooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a looping right.
Brooks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Castle.
Brooks misses with a kick to the body.
Castle thows a body shot but no joy.
Brooks gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Castle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Brooks looking for a guillotine here but Castle defends easily.
Brooks trying to keep a closed guard but Castle is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 Richie Castle.
I think Brooks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Brooks!
Art Brooks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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