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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jermaine Castro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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151 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jermaine Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Cross!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Castro. No joy for Cross on that attempt.
Castro clinches.
Cross is trying to pull guard but Castro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Castro decides to pull guard.
Castro wants to stand and escape but Cross is having none of it.
Castro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castro working for a triangle but Cross defends it easily.
Cross pushing down on Castro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cross tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Castro.
Castro controlling the position well.
Castro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cross is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is keen to just control but Castro is a slippery customer.
Castro actively working from the bottom here.
Castro is staying active underneath Cross, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Castro is trying to stand.
The fighters are battling for position here. Castro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Castro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cross controlling from the top position.
Castro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cross!
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.
Cross keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Castro lands with some strikes.
Castro lands a big elbow.
Castro with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castro working the ground and pound effectively.
Castro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross gets back to half guard.
Cross looks winded!
Cross trying to hold on to Castro's head to control him but Castro postures up.
Cross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cross with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cross actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Castro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Castro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cross tries to kick Castro off but Castro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Castro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Castro.
Cross tries to kick Castro off but Castro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castro lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castro lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro slips a nice elbow through Cross's hands, connecting with Cross's forehead.
Cross is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castro lands a nice short elbow.
Castro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cross has hold of Castro's hands but Castro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Castro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Castro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Castro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Castro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cross sees it coming and defends easily.
Castro winds up and cracks Cross with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Castro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Castro working over Cross with some ground and pound. Cross looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Castro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Castro slips a nice elbow through Cross's hands, connecting with Cross's forehead.
Castro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Castro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Castro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Castro connects with a high kick.
Cross thows a body shot but no joy.
Cross tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castro swivels and escapes.
Castro wants to clinch up but Cross keeps it at a distance.
Castro tries to clinch up.
Cross shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cross swinging wildly here.
Castro lands with a slapping head kick.
Castro moves into the clinch.
Cross managing to block the knees to the body from Castro.
Castro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Castro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross stopping the sweep attempt from Castro.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jermaine Castro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cross postures up and lands a big shot to Castro's brow.
Castro looking for a guillotine here but Cross defends easily.
Castro working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cross gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cross trying to stand up but can't free himself from Castro's guard.
Castro looking for a guillotine here but Cross defends easily.
Castro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
Cross avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cross stops Castro from standing up.
Castro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Castro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cross is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castro's guard.
Cross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Castro trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Castro tries to lock up and control but Cross gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cross has control of Castro's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Castro regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cross prevents Castro from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross tries to control but Castro wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Castro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cross wants to clinch.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
Jermaine Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cross closes the distance and pushes Castro back into the cage.
Cross lands a left hand.
Cross working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cross smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross clinches up with Castro and pushes him back against the cage.
Cross tries to throw a body punch but Castro avoids it by throwing Cross back against the cage.
Castro is trying to pull guard but Cross has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Cross working Castro over with knees to the body.
Cross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cross can't find room to land a body shot as Castro controls the action.
Castro takes an elbow to the temple.
Cross lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Cross can't break the clinch.
Cross can't find room to land a body shot as Castro controls the action.
Cross is trying to pull guard but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Castro pulls guard successfully.
Cross wants to stand but Castro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Castro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cross is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cross got a little sloppy there for a moment and Castro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cross has managed to get both his arms back between Castro's legs - danger averted.
Cross stands and steps away. Castro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donald Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross shoots for a double leg takedown but Castro sprawls well. He's pushed Cross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cross tries to land a front kick but Castro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castro looking to score a takedown here. Cross is defending well but Castro drives through and ends up in Cross's guard.
Castro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cross wants to stand and escape but Castro is having none of it.
Castro scoring with some ground and pound.
Castro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cross looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross is looking to stand up but Castro isn't so interested in that idea.
Castro landing some decent shots from guard.
Castro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Castro stops Cross from standing up.
Castro with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro connects with a couple of short punches.
Castro is working Cross over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Castro lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro landing with the ground and pound.
Castro with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donald Cross.
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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Castro!
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energy
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hype
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