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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Roy Johnson has been cut.
Castro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
An attempted straight right counter from Castro misses the target.
Castro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Castro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Castro counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Castro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro lands a right hand.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castro is trying to stall.
Castro prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Castro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Castro.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Castro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Castro throws a head punch that misses.
Castro scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson tries a body shot but Castro blocks it.
Castro misses with some punches.
Johnson tries to stall but Castro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Castro misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Castro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castro working aggressively here.
Castro misses with a punch on the inside.
Castro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Castro is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Castro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson is stalling here.
Castro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Castro blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Castro blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castro.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to stall but Castro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson trying to stall but Castro improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Castro lands with a right to the head.
Johnson misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Castro misses with the head strike.
Castro gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries a body shot but Castro blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Castro fails to land.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Castro.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castro misses with a body punch.
Johnson taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Castro.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castro's elbow.
Johnson tries a body shot but Castro blocks it.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castro.
Castro throws a head punch that misses.
Castro swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Castro throws a head punch that misses.
Castro being controlled against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson takes a swing at Castro's ribcage but misses.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Castro looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Castro tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Castro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Castro.
Johnson wants to counter the offense by Castro and move into the clinch position.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson checks a low kick from Castro.
Castro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Castro misses with a straight left.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Castro back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castro.
Dave Castro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castro's elbow.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Castro.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Castro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castro tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Castro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Castro.
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!
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castro tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Castro avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Castro.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castro misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castro throws a head punch that misses.
Castro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castro's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Castro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Castro.
A nice left hand lands by Castro.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Castro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Johnson.
A short left from Johnson.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro blocks an uppercut.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson tries a body shot but Castro blocks it.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Castro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castro prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson pushes Castro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roy Johnson's cut.
That's time! 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.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
Johnson punishes Castro's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooh!!! Johnson has knocked Castro down with a huge combo! Johnson steps away and waves a wobbly Castro back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Castro is rocked!
It looks like Dave Castro has been cut.
Castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Castro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro throws a good cross that connects.
Castro seems to have got his legs back now.
Castro throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Castro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson digs a good hook to Castro's body.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson lands a big uppercut and Castro crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Castro looks OK. Johnson waves Castro back to his feet!
Roy Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Castro right on the button. Castro goes down! Johnson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Johnson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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