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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justo Castagnara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justo Castagnara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justo Castagnara!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castagnara scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Best makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Best.
Castagnara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Best has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Best might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Castagnara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Castagnara tries to free his leg and advance position but Best is retaining full guard.
Best wants to get back to his feet but Castagnara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Castagnara is pushing down on Best's leg trying to pass to half guard. Best is fighting to maintain full guard but Castagnara has managed to sneak the leg through.
Castagnara stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Best throws a right and a left that Castagnara avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castagnara moves into range and clinches up with Best.
Castagnara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Best moves into range and clinches up with Castagnara.
Castagnara tries to break free but Best pushes him back against the cage.
Castagnara gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Best regains guard.
Best really is a fat lump.
Best is trying to control the position but Castagnara postures up.
Castagnara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Best swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Best moves in looking to clinch but Castagnara pushes him off.
Best scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Castagnara wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Castagnara tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Best easily slips into full mount!
Castagnara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castagnara regains half guard.
Castagnara is trying is best to control the position here.
Castagnara gets back to full guard.
Castagnara is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Best dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castagnara can't do much from the bottom here.
Castagnara manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Best wants to control the action here but instead Castagnara manages to pass to full mount!
Best wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Castagnara.
Best wants to control but Castagnara is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castagnara cracks Best with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justo Castagnara dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Castagnara gets a clinch.
Castagnara breaks from the clinch.
Best avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Best has a takedown stuffed.
Castagnara forces Best back against the cage and clinches.
Best tries to pull guard but Castagnara holds him up against the cage and eventually Best drops back down to his feet.
Castagnara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Best is trying to pull guard but Castagnara has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Best. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castagnara working Best over with knees to the body.
Best misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castagnara pulls guard successfully.
Justo Castagnara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Best working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castagnara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Best is one step ahead there.
Castagnara working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castagnara wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Justo Castagnara wasn't active enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Best or perhaps it was just good defense by Castagnara which made him look bad.
Best throws a hook but Castagnara avoids it easily.
Best shoots in looking for a takedown. Castagnara tries to sprawl out of it but Best keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castagnara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Castagnara scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castagnara is trying to work for a kimura but Best is defending well.
Castagnara wants to take a breather but Best is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castagnara passes the guard and advances to mount!
Best is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Castagnara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Best is trying to stand up.
Castagnara controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castagnara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Best is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Castagnara looking to control but Best is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Castagnara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Castagnara looking to control but Best is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castagnara looking to ground and pound but Best is blocking nicely.
Best blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justo Castagnara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Best misses
and Castagnara counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Best is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Castagnara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Best, pushing him back against the cage.
Castagnara lands a nice knee to the body.
Castagnara lands a hook that snaps the head of Best backwards.
Castagnara breaks the clinch.
Castagnara gets a takedown into half guard.
Castagnara trying to control the action but Best is working from the bottom.
Best tries to kick Castagnara off but Castagnara keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best is looking to get back to is feet but Castagnara passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castagnara trying to control the position but Best is working away.
Castagnara stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Castagnara lands with a kick to the temple. Best shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Best is rocked!
Castagnara shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Best is on queer street and Castagnara is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Justo Castagnara!
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