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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 76 p4p, 8 weight class) and Ricardo Castillo (ranked 383 p4p, 45 weight class). Frankels comes to the cage accompanied by Dawn....Summer Solstice... . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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275 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo gets a clinch.
Castillo blocks an uppercut.
Frankels can't get the takedown.
Frankels swings wildly with an uppercut but Castillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castillo.
Castillo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frankels's face.
It looks like Rocket Bob Frankels has been cut.
Castillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castillo dodges an elbow strike from Frankels.
Frankels tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Frankels back against the cage.
Frankels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frankels backwards.
Castillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Frankels won't want to take too many of those.
Castillo misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castillo throws an elbow but misses.
Frankels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castillo tries to land a knee to the head but Frankels blocks with his arms.
Castillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frankels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castillo lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Frankels.
Castillo's coach down at Montreal Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Castillo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Frankels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the head but Frankels blocks with his arms.
Castillo lands an uppercut.
Castillo misses with a punch to the body.
Castillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Frankels controls his hands.
Frankels blocks a body shot from Castillo.
Frankels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frankels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castillo's elbow.
Frankels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frankels avoids it.
Frankels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frankels.
Castillo swings for the body but Frankels moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Frankels.
Frankels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo throws out a leg kick but Frankels moves out of range and Castillo only half commits.
Frankels is looking to counter punch.
Castillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frankels.
Castillo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frankels misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frankels. Frankels obviously looking to wear him down.
Frankels throws a jab when Castillo was well out of range.
Castillo throws a front kick that sends Frankels stumbling back into the cage.
Frankels drives through and clinches with Castillo against the cage.
Frankels misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castillo.
Rocket Bob Frankels's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castillo.
Frankels lands a left hand.
Frankels digs a right hand underneath Castillo's ribcage. Castillo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castillo prevents a body shot from Frankels.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frankels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankels blocks a body shot from Castillo.
A short right from Frankels on the inside.
Frankels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Frankels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Frankels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frankels misses with a punch to the body.
Frankels is working Castillo over against the cage.
Frankels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frankels tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Frankels is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Frankels.
Frankels struggles to land a body shot inside as Castillo controls his hands.
Frankels has a couple of punches blocked by Castillo.
Castillo misses with a punch to the body.
Frankels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castillo's elbow.
Frankels misses with a body punch.
Frankels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castillo lands with a left to the head.
Castillo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frankels swings wildly with an uppercut but Castillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frankels blocks an elbow strike from Castillo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rocket Bob Frankels's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Castillo misses with a body punch.
Frankels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frankels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castillo tries to work over Frankels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frankels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frankels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frankels misses with the head strike.
Castillo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frankelss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Castillo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocket Bob Frankels's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Castillo misses the shot to the body.
Castillo thows a leg kick but Frankels checks it
and Frankels counters with a good low kick that Castillo was not able to check.
Castillo misses with a leg kick.
Frankels tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Castillo defends well and Frankels ends up having to push Castillo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frankels tries a head kick but it misses.
Frankels throws a sloppy head kick
and Castillo counters with a nice leg kick.
Frankels avoids the body shot from Castillo.
Frankels moves away from the strike by Castillo.
Frankels throws a predictable looking body shot
and Castillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Frankels connects with a right hand. Castillo shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo throws a sloppy head kick and Frankels moves out of range easily.
Castillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frankels throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Frankels misses
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frankels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Castillo is looking for the big counter here.
Castillo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castillo takes a swing at Frankels's ribcage but misses.
Frankels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Castillo throws a head kick but Frankels moves out of range.
Castillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frankels throws a quick counter head kick but Castillo was just out of range.
Castillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Frankels was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Castillo.
A swing and a miss from Frankels.
Frankels checks a low kick from Castillo.
Frankels misses with an uppercut
letting Castillo counter with a right hand.
Castillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frankels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Castillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from Castillo.
Castillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Castillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frankels fakes the leg kick and cracks Castillo in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frankels loads up on a big right hand but Castillo slips the punch.
Frankels scores with a punch to the head.
Rocket Bob Frankels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frankels throws a poor cross that misses
and Castillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frankels.
Frankels jabs Castillo right on the nose. Castillo blinks but takes it well.
Castillo throws a sloppy head kick and Frankels moves out of range easily.
Frankels appears to be looking for a big counter.
A cross from Frankels lands.
Frankels misses with a wild body shot.
Frankels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castillo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frankels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Frankels can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo lands an elbow just above Frankels 's eye.
Jeez, Rocket Bob Frankels's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocket Bob Frankels's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo Castillo!
Ricardo Castillo is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Ricardo Castillo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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