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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Fine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giovani Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Fine!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a low kick but Fine avoids it.
Fine blocks a head kick by Castro.
Fine misses with a straight right.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fine throws out the jab.
Fine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fine looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Fine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castro.
Castro slips under a jab.
A jab from Fine misses.
Fine slips a straight right by Castro.
Fine misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Castro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Fine misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fine.
Fine missing with a left hand there. Castro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Castro throws a solid leg kick but Fine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fine.
Fine misses with a looping left.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fine.
Fine jabs at Castro's body.
Fine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fine is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castro's half guard.
Fine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fine trying to control from half guard but Castro is working away.
Castro is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fine stops Castro from getting back to his feet.
Castro pushes Fine off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Fine misses with a hook.
Fine looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Fine misses with a looping left.
Fine misses with a right hand
and Castro counters with a stiff right hand.
Fine checks a low kick from Castro.
Fine might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fine loads up on a big right hand but Castro slips the punch.
Fine looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
Fine throws a shot from downtown. Castro moves away and avoids it.
Castro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fine.
Larry Fine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fine misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fine throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro lands a leg kick that knocks Fine off balance momentarily.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fine was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Castro scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Fine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fine lands a jab to the nose.
Fine looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Fine throws a shot from downtown. Castro moves away and avoids it.
Castro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fine misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Castro.
Castro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castro.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
Castro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castro wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a leg kick that knocks Fine off balance momentarily.
Fine shoots in for a takedown but Castro shows good takedown defense.
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!
Castro misses with a leg kick
and Fine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Fine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fine moves away from the strike by Castro.
A slow jab from Castro misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Castro.
Castro tried to score with a low kick but Fine checks it.
Castro just misses with a punch to the body.
Fine throws a poor cross that misses
and Castro counters with a big head kick but Fine shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fine thows a body shot but no joy.
Fine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castro momentarily.
Fine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Fine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Fine slips the punch.
Fine swings widly with a right hand
and Castro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A leg kick checked by Fine.
Castro thows a body shot but no joy.
Fine throws a lazy uppercut
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Fine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Fine.
Fine connects with a nice looking jab.
Castro misses with an uppercut.
Fine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fine throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Fine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fine manages to avoid it.
Castro stuffs the takedown.
Nice shot by Fine.
Giovani Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Fine misses the target.
Castro scores with a nice right hand.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fine.
No luck for Fine with that takedown attempt.
Castro lands a right hook to the body.
Fine throws a lazy uppercut
and Castro counters with a nice leg kick.
Fine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Fine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a hook but Fine avoids it easily.
Fine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castro stuns Fine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fine throws a right hand that misses
and Castro counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid body kick from Castro.
Fine throws a jab but it's blocked by Castro.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Larry Fine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castro throws a hook but Fine blocks it.
Castro throws a jab but it's blocked by Fine.
Castro scores with a sloppy right hand. Fine should have avoided that one.
Castro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castro's waist but Castro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fine off to one side.
Giovani Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Fine.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
Fine shoots in for a double leg but Castro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Castro looks to score with a jab to the body but Fine is just out of range.
Castro slips a straight right by Fine.
Castro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fine's hands.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fine ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Fine looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Fine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castro counters with a low kick, right behind Fine 's knee.
Fine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castro counters with a nice leg kick.
Fine throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fine misses with an uppercut
and Castro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fine takes one to the chin there.
Fine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castro.
Fine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castro throws a lazy right hand but Fine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fine misses with a body shot.
Fine just misses with a punch to the body.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Fine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Giovani Castro will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fine checks a low kick from Castro.
Castro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro throws the left hand but Fine avoids the punch easily.
Castro misses with a looping left.
Castro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Castro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Fine.
A good leg kick by Castro.
Fine checks a low kick from Castro.
Fine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fine.
Fine closes the distance and clinches up with Castro, looking for a takedown. Fine pushes Castro against the cage but Castro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fine misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro scores with a nice right hand.
Fine throws a right hand that misses
and Castro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fine throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Fine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castro to score with a decent uppercut.
Castro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fine scrambles back to his feet.
Castro connects with a leg kick. Fine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fine throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Fine misses
and Castro counters with a big head kick but Fine shrugs it off.
Castro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Fine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro lands with a nice body punch.
Castro misses with an uppercut. Fine saw that one coming.
Castro scores with a jab to the body.
Fine dives in for a single leg takedown but Castro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Giovani Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Fine.
Castro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castro stalling in the clinch.
Castro misses with a punch on the inside.
Fine working aggressively here.
Castro scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fine letting Castro take a breather here.
Castro seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Fine misses its intended target.
Fine throws a right hand that misses
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
Fine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fine swings widly with a right hand
and Castro counters with a thumping low kick.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fine.
Fine throws a head kick that misses.
Fine misses with a right hand
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fine scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fine.
Castro looks to score with a jab to the body but Fine is just out of range.
A jab from Fine misses.
Fine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castro's waist but Castro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fine off to one side.
Castro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fine throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fine misses with an uppercut.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Fine throws a poor cross that misses
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Castro throws a right and a left that Fine avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro looks to land a left hand but Fine moved out of range nicely.
Castro throws a leg kick which misses Fine's front leg but catches the back leg as Fine tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovani Castro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovani Castro!
Giovani Castro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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