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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odin Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thorsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Skalder og Legender. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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198 cm
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250 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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200 cm
24
275 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odin Thorsen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Castillo! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thorsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Castillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Castillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorsen. Thorsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castillo. It looked like Thorsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. The fighters circling - Thorsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castillo moves away. Castillo connects with an inside leg kick. Thorsen looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range. Thorsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Castillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Castillo. Castillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorsen. Thorsen throws a hook to the side of Castillo's head but Castillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Castillo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thorsen throws a jab when Castillo was well out of range. Thorsen misses with a hook. And Castillo responds with a good body kick, but Thorsen manages to step out the way in time. A leg kick checked by Thorsen. Castillo rushes Thorsen and presses him up against the cage. Thorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
Castillo lands a body shot. I was talking to Thorsen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Knees to the body from Castillo.
Castillo lands an elbow just above Thorsen 's eye. Castillo lands an elbow just above Thorsen 's eye.
It looks like Odin Thorsen has been cut. Castillo misses with a knee strike.
Castillo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castillo lands a nice knee to the body. Thorsen is breathing heavily. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castillo obliges. Castillo lands an elbow inside. 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! Castillo cracks Thorsen with a nice body shot. Castillo lands a left hand.
Castillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Castillo lands an elbow inside. Castillo lands an elbow inside that Thorsen shrugs off. Castillo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castillo connects with a knee to the head.
Castillo lands an elbow that stopped Thorsen in his tracks for a moment. Castillo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castillo lands a shot to the body. Castillo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Thorsen tries to work over Castillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Castillo lands a shot to the body. Castillo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A knee to the head by Castillo.
Castillo lands a shot to the body. Castillo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A shot in the inside from Castillo. Castillo lands a big right hand that drops Thorsen! The killer instinct kicks in and Castillo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Castillo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Castillo! After winning the bout, Ricardo Castillo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
60% |
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