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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Puff Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Kasteel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasteel has chosen Celtic Music as his entrance music. Semmy Kasteel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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188 cm
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201 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Puff Dragon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Semmy Kasteel! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dragon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kasteel is looking to clinch. Kasteel takes a swing at Dragon's ribcage but misses. Kasteel tries to keep at a distance but Dragon has taken the fight into the clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for Kasteel.
Dragon has a couple of punches blocked by Kasteel.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dragon throws an elbow but misses. Kasteel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragon managing to block the knees to the body from Kasteel.
Dragon throws a head punch that misses. Dragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Dragon fails to land. Dragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasteel's elbow. Kasteel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dragon is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! Kasteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragon controls his hands.
Kasteel avoids a wild elbow strike from Dragon. Kasteel manages to break the clinch.
Kasteel connects with a single shot there. Kasteel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A swing and a miss from Kasteel.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kasteel avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kasteel throws a nice looking combination but Dragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Dragon misses with an uppercut. Kasteel lands with a straight right. Dragon didn't see that one coming. Dragon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Kasteel looks to land a left hand but Dragon moved out of range nicely. Kasteel looks to land a left hand but Dragon moved out of range nicely. Dragon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kasteel to score with a decent uppercut. Kasteel avoids the body shot from Dragon.
Dragon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Kasteel checks the leg kick. A leg kick checked by Kasteel. Kasteel throws an overhand right that lands on Dragon's shoulder, as Dragon tries to avoid the shot. Dragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasteel.
Kasteel clinches. Kasteel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dragon scores with a hook to the body. Kasteel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Kasteel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragon. Dragon gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kasteel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dragon avoids it. Kasteel digs a right hand into Dragon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dragon's gas tank. Kasteel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Kasteel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kasteel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dragon throws a head kick but Kasteel moves out of range.
Dragon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kasteel finds it's way round the side to connect with Dragon's head.
It looks like Puff Dragon has been cut. Dragon on the wrong end of a nice jab. Kasteel fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Dragon. Kasteel tries to clinch up but Dragon circles away and keeps his distance. Kasteel misses with a wild body shot. Kasteel tests Dragon's chin there with a solid looking shot. Kasteel connects with a nice looking jab.
Dragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasteel. Kasteel tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kasteel misses with a hook. Dragon ducked under it nicely. Dragon forces Kasteel back against the cage and clinches. Dragon lands a body punch in the clinch. Kasteel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A battle for position here, against the cage. Dragon pushes off an throws an elbow but Kasteel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Dragon misses with the head strike.
Kasteel landing knees to the head.
Kasteel misses with a hook from the clinch. Dragon misses with an elbow over the top. Dragon has Kasteel pushed against the cage. Kasteel misses with a knee to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasteel. Kasteel lands a good knee to the midsection. Dragon won't want to take too many of those. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kasteel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dragon backwards. Kasteel tries to land knees in the clinch but Dragon avoids the damage to the body. Dragon scores with a shot to the side of Kasteel's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dragon as Kasteel tries to tie him up. A nice left hand lands by Kasteel.
Kasteel landing knees to the head.
Kasteel avoids the elbow strike from Dragon, against the cage.
Kasteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasteel blocks an elbow strike. Dragon lands an elbow inside that Kasteel shrugs off. Dragon prevents a body shot from Kasteel. Kasteel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kasteel punishes Dragon's body with a nice straight punch. Dragon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Dragon tries to keep at a distance but Kasteel has taken the fight into the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kasteel tries to throw a body punch but Dragon avoids it by throwing Kasteel back against the cage. Kasteel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Dragon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Kasteel dominated that round. The cut man is working on Puff Dragon's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Dragon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kasteel avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dragon scores with a nice body kick.
Kasteel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kasteel throws a right hand that Dragon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragon also avoids with ease. A swing and a miss from Kasteel. A big left from Kasteel misses. Dragon throws an overhand right that lands on Kasteel's shoulder, as Kasteel tries to avoid the shot. Kasteel wants to clinch. Kasteel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dragon on the side of the head. Dragon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dragon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kasteel is able to avoid easily. Kasteel rushes Dragon and presses him up against the cage. Semmy Kasteel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Dragon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kasteel obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kasteel missing with knees to the body.
Kasteel breaks from the clinch.
Dragon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kasteel finds it's way round the side to connect with Dragon's head. Kasteel checks a leg kick nicely. Kasteel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Kasteel throws the left hand but Dragon avoids the punch easily. Kasteel lands a nice looking body shot.
Dragon throws a head kick that half lands.
Dragon fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragon moves into the clinch. Kasteel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dragon is defending well for now. Kasteel tries a knee to the head but Dragon blocks it.
Kasteel lands a nice shot to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kasteel misses with the head strike.
Kasteel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nice shot lands for Kasteel. Kasteel connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kasteel moves in looking to clinch but Dragon pushes him off. Kasteel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragon. Kasteel checks a leg kick. Dragon clinches with his opponent.
Kasteel digs a right hand underneath Dragon's ribcage. Dragon let out a lung full of air as it connected. Kasteel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Dragon tries to throw a body punch but Kasteel avoids it by throwing Dragon back against the cage. Dragon misses with an elbow strike.
Dragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasteel looking to throw knees to the head but Dragon is blocking nicely.
Dragon lands on the inside with an uppercut. Kasteel tries to work over Dragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kasteel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dragon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Dragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Dragon fails to land. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Kasteel breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kasteel pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Dragon misses with an uppercut. Kasteel connects with a body shot that sends Dragon's belly button to the back. Kasteel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasteel scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragon should have avoided that one. Dragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasteel. Dragon looks for the body kick but Kasteel saw that one coming. Dragon clinches. Dragon lands a shoulder strike. Dragon misses with a hook from the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dragon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kasteel's brow. Kasteel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragon backwards. Knees in the clinch landing for Kasteel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasteel. A short right from Dragon. Kasteel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kasteel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Kasteel lands a hook that snaps the head of Dragon backwards. Dragon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Kasteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasteel scores with a shoulder strike. Kasteel misses with a punch to the body.
Dragon gets through Kasteel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kasteel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasteel trying to land knees to the body.
Kasteel scores with a shot to the side of Dragon's head. Kasteel looking to throw knees to the head but Dragon is blocking nicely.
Kasteel manages to break the clinch.
Kasteel with a nice cross. Dragon misses with a hook to the body
and Kasteel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kasteel. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kasteel tries to throw a body punch but Dragon avoids it by throwing Kasteel back against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasteel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Dragon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kasteel backwards. Kasteel lands with a right to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Kasteel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Puff Dragon's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dragon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragon scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Dragon as he connects with a hook. Kasteel rushes Dragon and presses him up against the cage. Kasteel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Dragon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kasteel backwards. A short right from Dragon on the inside. Kasteel tries a knee to the head but Dragon blocks it.
Dragon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Dragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dragon throws a series of punches but Kasteel avoids them all with ease. Dragon misses the jab. Dragon moves into range and clinches up with Kasteel. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kasteel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragon.
Kasteel misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kasteel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Kasteel swings for the body but Dragon moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dragon. Semmy Kasteel seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kasteel lands a lovely overhand right. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kasteel. Kasteel scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragon should have avoided that one. Kasteel gets tackled into the cage by Dragon. Dragon maintains the clinch. Dragon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kasteel misses with some punches.
Kasteel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dragon lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Semmy Kasteel has been cut. Dragon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Dragon lands a nice elbow from the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Kasteel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dragon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kasteel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Kasteel misses with a knee to the head. Dragon misses with some punches.
Dragon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kasteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dragon avoiding damage as Kasteel throws knees to the body.
A short right from Kasteel. Kasteel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Dragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragon throws a head kick that misses. Dragon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Kasteel misses with a looping right. Kasteel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Dragon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Nice elbow from Dragon. Dragon avoiding damage as Kasteel throws knees to the body.
Kasteel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dragon backwards. Kasteel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kasteel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dragon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Dragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kasteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dragon's elbow. Dragon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Kasteel blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kasteel. Dragon gets through Kasteel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Dragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasteel uses good head movement to avoid it. Kasteel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dragon avoids it. Dragon cracks Kasteel with a nice body shot. Kasteel looking to throw knees to the head but Dragon is blocking nicely.
Kasteel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragon.
Kasteel is looking to control Dragon's arms but Dragon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kasteel has his back to the cage. Puff Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dragon trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dragon scores with a shoulder strike. Kasteel missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kasteel avoids the elbow strike from Dragon, against the cage.
Kasteel is trying to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling him. Kasteel lands a nice uppercut. Dragon works on Kasteel's body with a couple of short punches. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dragon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Kasteel misses with a body punch.
Dragon looking to slow down the pace here. Dragon scores with a shot to the side of Kasteel's head. Dragon cracks Kasteel with a nice body shot. Dragon pressing his opponent against the cage. Kasteel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dragon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kasteel backwards. Kasteel dodges an elbow strike from Dragon.
Kasteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dragon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Puff Dragon showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kasteel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29 Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semmy Kasteel! Semmy Kasteel very nearly forgot to thank Just Fight (Everything 7$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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