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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thad Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thad Castle!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle keeps the fight on the outside.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Castle circles away and keeps his distance.
Castle tries to clinch but Pearson moves out of range.
Castle throws a sloppy body shot
and Pearson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Castle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pearson gets a clinch.
Pearson tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Castle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Castle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Pearson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Castle - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castle lands with a right to the head.
Pearson misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle pushes Pearson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pearson gets control of Castle's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pearson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Castle tries to stand but Pearson is controlling from the bottom.
Pearson working for a triangle but Castle defends it easily.
Pearson is trying to keep Castle in close.
Castle tries to stand but Pearson is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle postures up.
Castle wants to get up but he can't break Pearson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We're going to have a standup here because Nick Pearson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No joy there for Pearson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castle misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle tries to clinch
and Pearson counters with a low kick, right behind Castle 's knee.
Castle wants to clinch
and Pearson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Castle really felt that one!
Castle tries to clinch up but Pearson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson lands a head kick. Castle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pearson clinches with his opponent.
Castle scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Castle.
Pearson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castle blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearson misses with a knee to the head.
Castle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson is breathing heavily.
Castle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Castle avoids the damage to the body.
Castle gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Castle 's eye.
Castle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Castle.
Castle scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Castle.
Castle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castle stalls.
Castle tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Castle is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castle avoids it.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the head but Castle blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thad Castle will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Castle tries to clinch there but Pearson circles away.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch but Pearson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Castle moves in looking to clinch but Pearson pushes him off.
Pearson tries to keep at a distance but Castle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castle gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
Pearson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pearson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castle blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castle gets underhooks to prevent Pearson's takedown attempt.
Pearson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castle presses Pearson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castle stalling in the clinch.
Castle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pearson tries to pull guard but Castle forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle slowing the pace effectively.
Castle lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Castle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Castle gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castle is defending well for now.
Castle lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castle.
Castle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castle lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson is rocked!
Thad Castle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castle lands a body shot.
Castle lands a right hand.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castle pushes Pearson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Castle.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castle tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the cage.
Castle digs a right hand underneath Pearson's ribcage. Pearson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castle is leaning against Pearson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a big right hand that drops Pearson! The killer instinct kicks in and Castle finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Castle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thad Castle!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
88% |
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