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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coby Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake tigglebottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Coby Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake tigglebottom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tigglebottom fails with the takedown.
tigglebottom fails with a takedown attempt.
tigglebottom fails with a takedown attempt.
Coby Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake tigglebottom.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tigglebottom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
tigglebottom gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Castro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of tigglebottom's head.
tigglebottom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tigglebottom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
tigglebottom wants to control but Castro passes easily into half guard.
tigglebottom tries to roll over but Castro keeps him under control.
Castro tries to pass the half guard into mount. tigglebottom knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
tigglebottom is looking for a sweep. Castro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
tigglebottom misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Castro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Castro is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and tigglebottom reverses the position - he's now on top in Castro's guard.
tigglebottom wants to pass the guard but Castro is keeping the position.
tigglebottom wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. tigglebottom manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Castro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Castro postures up.
tigglebottom can't keep his opponent in guard - Castro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
tigglebottom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
tigglebottom looking for a sweep. Not yet tigglebottom, not yet.
tigglebottom looks gassed!
Castro advances position into side control!
Castro working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tigglebottom is looking to reverse the position.
tigglebottom struggling a bit here.
Castro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Castro tries for a kimura but tigglebottom is defending well.
tigglebottom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coby Castro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Castro throws out a powerful jab.
tigglebottom misses with a takedown
and tigglebottom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
tigglebottom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Castro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in tigglebottom's guard now.
tigglebottom lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Castro!
tigglebottom goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Castro turns into him and now he's in tigglebottom's guard.
Castro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Castro wants to pass the guard but tigglebottom is keeping the position.
tigglebottom is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro pushing down on tigglebottom's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Castro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Castro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Castro is thwarting tigglebottom's attempts to control the position.
Castro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
tigglebottom wants to control but Castro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
tigglebottom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
tigglebottom actively working from the bottom here.
tigglebottom is trying to control but can't.
Castro works his way into full mount!
Castro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. tigglebottom looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro working for a guillotine from mount but tigglebottom is in no mood to give up.
Castro swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and tigglebottom is now in Castro's guard. A big mistake from Castro there, giving up the dominant position!
tigglebottom has gone for a leg lock! Castro slips out almost immediately though and dives into tigglebottom's guard.
tigglebottom is looking for a triangle but Castro pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tigglebottom working a defensive guard here.
Castro with a nice head shot there.
Castro advances to half guard.
tigglebottom is looking to control Castro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can tigglebottom avoid being mounted?
Castro moves into full mount! tigglebottom won't be happy about that!
Castro is working for a guillotine from mount but tigglebottom frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coby Castro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Castro lands a two punch combo.
tigglebottom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Castro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castro swinging wilding here.
tigglebottom with a lazy takedown attempt
and tigglebottom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
tigglebottom with a lazy takedown attempt
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coby Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake tigglebottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castro throws a series of punches but tigglebottom moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tigglebottom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
tigglebottom fails with the takedown
and Castro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jake tigglebottom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with tigglebottom, pushing him back against the cage.
Castro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of tigglebottom backwards.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Castro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
tigglebottom with a poor takedown
and Castro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castro swinging wilding here.
Castro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. tigglebottom sprawls well initially but Castro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tigglebottom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Castro with the ground and pound but tigglebottom uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
tigglebottom is trying to keep Castro in close.
Coby Castro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. tigglebottom is keeping the position for now.
tigglebottom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castro working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tigglebottom has his foot on Castro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Castro works his way back into a safe position though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
tigglebottom shoots and misses
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Castro scores with a four punch combination!
tigglebottom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Castro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice combination there by Castro.
tigglebottom tries for a takedown but Castro circles away easily
and Castro counters with a two punch combo.
Castro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
tigglebottom has his takedown stuffed
and Castro counters with a left and a right that stings tigglebottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
tigglebottom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Castro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Castro.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but tigglebottom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
tigglebottom tries for a takedown but Castro circles away easily
and Castro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Castro.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Castro misses.
tigglebottom shoots and misses
and tigglebottom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jake tigglebottom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
tigglebottom shoots in for a double leg but Castro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Coby Castro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castro 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coby Castro!
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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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