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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franz Grave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franz Grave has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Grave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen Castle!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grave misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Grave scores with a four punch combination!
Castle thows a body shot but no joy.
Grave uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grave keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle throws a sloppy body shot
and Grave counters with a left and a right that stings Castle.
Grave lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castle circles away quickly and effectively.
Grave throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
Castle lands with a shot to the body.
Grave pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grave takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Castle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grave misses the jab.
Franz Grave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grave darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grave looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Castle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grave tries to get to full guard but Castle has control of the leg.
Castle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Castle is working for a kimura but Grave is defending it quite comfortably.
Grave is defending against the submission attempts here by Castle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grave is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grave trying to hold on to Castle's head to control him but Castle postures up.
Castle prevents Grave from improving his position.
Grave wants to control but Castle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Castle seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grave slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Castle stays in close to Grave's body and controls the position.
Castle trying to control but Grave is working from the bottom.
Grave wants to sweep but no luck.
Castle working some strikes from top position.
Castle trying to control the position from guard on top but Grave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grave is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castle slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grave defends it well.
Grave trying to control from the bottom.
Castle moves nicely into side control.
Castle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Castle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grave is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Franz Grave will probably get the nod.
That's time! Grave's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grave. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grave waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castle.
Castle just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Grave.
Grave's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castle under the eye.
Grave scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Castle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Grave to the ground. Castle is now in Grave's guard.
Grave seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Castle has gone for a leg lock! Grave slips out almost immediately though and dives into Castle's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grave stays in close to Castle's body and controls the position.
Grave avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle working a defensive guard here.
Grave trying to control but Castle is working from the bottom.
Grave got a little sloppy there for a moment and Castle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grave has managed to get both his arms back between Castle's legs - danger averted.
Castle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grave has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grave will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grave stays in close to Castle's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grave stands and throws Castle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grave takes a little break here. Castle wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Castle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Grave wants to control but Castle is keeping him busy.
Castle is looking for a sweep. Grave is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castle has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Grave seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Castle actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grave tries to pass the half guard into mount. Castle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Castle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grave pulls his head out easily.
Castle trying to control but Grave postures up.
Castle wants to get back to full guard.
Castle trying to control but Grave postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grave controlling the action here.
Castle wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Castle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grave tests Castle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Franz Grave is winning the standup battle so far.
Grave throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grave fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grave lets loose with a powerful body kick. Castle will feel that in the morning.
Castle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grave's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grave duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Grave dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Grave throws a push kick but Castle slaps the foot to one side.
Grave misses with a series of wild punches.
Franz Grave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Grave avoids the body shot from Castle.
Grave uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castle has time to react.
Grave is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grave fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grave.
No luck for Castle with that takedown attempt.
Grave is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grave. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grave rather than just go for the knockout.
Castle looks to score with a jab to the body but Grave is just out of range.
Grave looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.
Castle closes the distance and clinches up with Grave, looking for a takedown. Castle pushes Grave against the cage but Grave circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Castle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grave tries to bench press Castle off him but Castle keeps the position.
Grave sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grave manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Castle preventing the sweep.
Grave is adopting a defensive guard.
Owen Castle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grave looking for a sweep. Not yet Grave, not yet.
Castle postures up.
Castle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grave is keeping the position for now.
Grave preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Owen Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franz Grave is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle trying to control the position from guard on top but Grave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grave is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Castle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grave is keeping the position for now.
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!
Castle wants to control from the top but Grave keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Franz Grave just wasn't active enough.
Castle takes a swing at Grave's ribcage but misses.
Grave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grave manages to avoid it.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grave.
Grave jabs at Castle's body.
Castle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grave wants to improve his position but Castle is controlling well.
Grave trying to hold on to Castle's head to control him but Castle postures up.
Grave slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Castle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grave swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grave keeping moving, preventing Castle from controlling successfully.
Grave keeping full guard, as Castle tries to pass.
Grave is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grave is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle is looking to work some ground and pound but Grave has wrist control.
Castle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Franz Grave.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grave, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franz Grave!
During a confident post fight interview, Franz Grave thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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