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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mad Dog Tribute. Ricardo Castillo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Castillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice Vachon!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon lands a right hook to the body.
Castillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vachon misses with a body shot.
Vachon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castillo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vachon somewhat.
Vachon looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range.
Vachon throws a body punch but Castillo moves out of range.
Maurice Vachon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vachon shoots for a double leg takedown but Castillo sprawls well. He's pushed Vachon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castillo.
Vachon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vachon throws a hook but Castillo blocks it.
Castillo throwing a counter right hand but Vachon manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vachon shoots in looking for a takedown. Castillo tries to sprawl out of it but Vachon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castillo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Vachon backs away, Castillo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ricardo Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Vachon.
Castillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vachon.
Castillo throws a low kick but Vachon avoids it.
Vachon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castillo has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo connects with a leg kick. Vachon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vachon looks to land a right hand but Castillo moved out of range.
Castillo thinks about countering with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castillo.
Vachon throws out a loose jab but Castillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castillo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vachon's sensitive parts.
Vachon throws a hook but Castillo avoids it easily.
Castillo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vachon manages to circle out of the way.
Castillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vachon throws a lazy uppercut
and Castillo counters with a nice body shot.
Vachon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Castillo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vachon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vachon shoots in and drives through. Castillo sprawls well.
Castillo looks for the body kick but Vachon saw that one coming.
Vachon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castillo manages to avoid it.
Castillo misses with a leg kick
and Vachon counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vachon tries to advance to mount but can't.
Vachon is looking to take a break and control but Castillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vachon throws a strike aimed at the side of Castillo's head but Castillo avoids it well.
Vachon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Castillo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Castillo defending against the ground and pound.
Castillo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Castillo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vachon landing strikes from the mount.
Vachon looking to control but Castillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vachon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
A nice elbow there by Vachon.
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Castillo tries to hold on but Vachon pushes him away.
Vachon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vachon landing strikes from the mount.
Vachon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon unloading with bombs!
Castillo is rocked!
Vachon landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Castillo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vachon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vachon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Castillo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Castillo and Vachon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Castillo seems to have got his legs back now.
Vachon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vachon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vachon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castillo keeps working.
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!
Vachon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Castillo, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Vachon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Castillo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vachon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castillo is looking to counter punch.
Castillo throws a low kick but Vachon moves out of range easily.
Castillo scores with a nice body kick.
Castillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Maurice Vachon has been cut.
Castillo lands a head kick!
Castillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vachon! But no joy.
Castillo stuffs the takedown attempt from Vachon. Vachon gets slowly back to his feet.
Vachon throws a lazy uppercut
and Castillo counters with a good low kick that Vachon was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo connects with the punch.
Castillo is looking to clinch but Vachon is avoiding it.
Vachon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ricardo Castillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Vachon throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castillo.
Vachon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vachon lands a head shot.
Vachon's coach down at HFC Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vachon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Castillo scores with a nice body kick.
Vachon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Maurice Vachon's cut even more.
Castillo staying out of range there.
It appears Castillo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Castillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vachon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Vachon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vachon with the counter takedown but Castillo avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vachon. Castillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castillo throws a solid leg kick but Vachon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castillo.
Castillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vachon. That did some damage!
Vachon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castillo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Castillo tests Vachon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castillo connects with a right hand. Vachon shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castillo.
Vachon misses with a body shot.
Vachon ducks right into an uppercut from Castillo.
The cut above Maurice Vachon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vachon connects with a looping right hand.
Vachon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castillo manages to avoid it.
Vachon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castillo as he jumps to the side.
Ricardo Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Vachon.
Vachon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castillo manages to avoid it.
Vachon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vachon missing with a left hand there. Castillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vachon.
Ricardo Castillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vachon takes a swing at Castillo's ribcage but misses.
Vachon misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vachon misses.
Castillo jabs Vachon right on the nose. Vachon blinks but takes it well.
Castillo swings for the body but Vachon moves out of range.
Vachon blocks the body kick.
Castillo feints and then cracks Vachon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vachon down.
Castillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Castillo lands an overhand right.
Castillo ducks under a wild hook from Vachon.
Vachon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vachon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vachon avoids a kick to the body.
Vachon misses with a body shot.
Vachon misses with an uppercut
and Castillo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vachon misses with a looping left.
Castillo lands a leg kick that knocks Vachon off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo rushes Vachon and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castillo scores with a shot to the side of Vachon's head.
Vachon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castillo landing knees to the head.
Maurice Vachon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maurice Vachon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo Castillo!
Ricardo Castillo is the new heavyweight champion!
Ricardo Castillo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Maurice Vachon had this to say: 'Congrats, bud'.
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RATING
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