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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Coz Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Coz Castillo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Coz Castillo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coz Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman lands with a nice combination. Castillo backs away looking to recover.
We've been hearing reports that Castillo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sandman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sandman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sandman with a nice cross.
Sandman misses with the combination.
It looked like Castillo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sandman swinging wildly here.
Castillo slips a jab and a cross from Sandman.
Sandman misses with a double jab.
Castillo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sandman scores with a hook to the body. Castillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman throws a big shot that misses.
Castillo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sandman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Castillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sandman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castillo is looking for a counter combo.
Sandman misses with a wild combination.
Sandman digs a good body shot into Castillo's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman tests Castillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sandman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sandman tries to bum rush Castillo with a series of wild strikes but Castillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sandman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castillo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sandman misses with the combination.
Castillo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Sandman both land. Nice combination.
Sandman's corner calls for a 1-2. Sandman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandman.
Castillo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandman throws a right hand that Castillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Castillo also avoids with ease.
Sandman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castillo counters with a left and a right that stings Sandman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman looks to score with a jab to the body but Castillo is just out of range.
Sandman misses with a double jab.
Sandman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castillo manages to avoid it.
Sandman misses with a hook. Castillo ducked under it nicely.
Sandman swings for the body but Castillo moves out of range.
Sandman takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandman working aggressively here.
Castillo jumps guard but Sandman stands there with Castillo around his waist. Castillo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Castillo tries to pull guard but Sandman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Castillo jumps guard but Sandman stands there with Castillo around his waist. Castillo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Sandman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Sandman.
Sandman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castillo.
Sandman misses the shot to the body.
Castillo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sandman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sandman throws a jab when Castillo was well out of range.
Castillo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Castillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sandman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sandman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Castillo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sandman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo ducks under a wild hook from Sandman.
Sandman lands with a nice body punch.
Sandman punishes Castillo's body with a nice straight punch.
Sandman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castillo throws a big counter combination but Sandman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sandman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sandman has Castillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Castillo tries to pull guard but Sandman won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is trying to pull guard but Sandman has him pressed against the cage.
Sandman misses with a body punch.
Sandman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castillo tries to pull guard but Sandman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coz Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandman lands a left hand.
Castillo jumps guard but Sandman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Sandman.
Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo is trying to pull guard but Sandman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sandman lands a body shot.
Sandman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castillo is trying to pull guard but Sandman has him pressed against the cage.
Castillo jumps guard but Sandman stands there with Castillo around his waist. Castillo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sandman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sandman lands with a short shot to the head.
Sandman gets through Castillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is trying to pull guard but Sandman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Castillo tries to pull guard but Sandman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Castillo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sandman walks away with a smile on his face. Castillo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sandman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castillo dodges the punch combination from Sandman.
Sam Sandman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandman moves in looking to clinch but Castillo pushes him off.
Sandman throws a series of punches but Castillo moves out of range.
Sandman tries to clinch there but Castillo circles away.
It looked like Castillo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sandman thuds a left hand into Castillo's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Castillo back to the cage. Sandman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sandman scores with a hook to the body. Castillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sandman misses with a series of wild punches.
Castillo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Castillo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sandman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castillo rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandman misses the shot to the body.
As Sandman looks to move away, Castillo throws a big counter combo bu Sandman just gets out of the way.
Sandman lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Sandman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sandman digs a good hook to Castillo's body.
Sandman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Castillo.
Sandman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo throws a big counter combination but Sandman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sandman lands a right hook to the body.
Sandman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandman.
Castillo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sandman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coz Castillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sandman throws a jab when Castillo was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman scores with a hook to the body. Castillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sandman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sandman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Sandman.
Sandman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandman swinging wildly here.
Sam Sandman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castillo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sam Sandman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman misses with a combination
and Castillo counters with a three punch combo that has Sandman backing up. Sandman nods at Castillo to acknowledge the strikes.
Sandman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castillo slips a jab and a cross from Sandman.
Sandman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castillo on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castillo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Castillo slips a jab and a cross from Sandman.
As Sandman looks to move away, Castillo throws a big counter combo bu Sandman just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sandman. That snapped Castillo's head back.
Sandman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castillo is looking for a counter combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sandman.
Castillo dodges the punch combination from Sandman.
Castillo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sandman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sandman connects with a looping right hand.
Sandman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sandman throws a lazy right hand but Castillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandman.
Sandman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sandman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandman.
Castillo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sandman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castillo.
Nice straight punches there by Sandman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sandman.
Coz Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castillo slips a jab from Sandman.
Castillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sandman throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Sandman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sandman 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Sandman!
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hype
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