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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 3377 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Locastro (ranked 3017 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Venom's Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Brock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Locastro! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Locastro was well out of range. Poor timing from Brock. Locastro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. We've been informed that Locastro has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Brock throws a front kick aimed at Locastro's knee but Locastro avoids it well. Brock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Locastro is looking to score with low kicks. Locastro checks a leg kick. Locastro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Locastro moves out of range as Brock strikes. Locastro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brock. Brock throws a series of punches but Locastro moves out of range. Locastro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Locastro throws a low kick, looking for Brock's leg but Brock calmly moves out of range. Locastro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Locastro throws out a leg kick but Brock moves out of range and Locastro only half commits. Brock blocks a jab. Brock tried to counter with a leg kick but Locastro avoided it. Locastro misses with the combination.
Brock throws a leg kick but Locastro checks it. Brock misses with a low kick.
Locastro lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Locastro walks into a straight right hand from Brock. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Locastro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brock has time to react. Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Locastro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Brock tries to work over Locastro's front leg with a kick but Locastro checks it. That kick from Brock tenderised Locastro's leg. Locastro is trying to keep his angry face on. Locastro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Brock blocks a low kick nicely. Locastro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Locastro blocks the body kick.
Brock misses the shot to the body. Locastro throws a leg kick but Brock sees it coming and moves out of range. Brock with a jab. Locastro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brock is out of range and Locastro settles back down. Brock with a jab. Brock ducks under a wild hook from Locastro. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Brock misses with a head kick.
Locastro misses with a body shot.
Brock misses with a low kick.
Locastro tries to counter by closing the distance. Locastro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Locastro checks a low kick from Brock. Brock connects with an inside leg kick. Locastro with a nice cross. Locastro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Locastro throws a head kick but Brock moves out of range.
Locastro tests Brock's chin there with a solid looking shot. Locastro checks a leg kick. Brock misses with a low kick. A big left from Brock misses. Brock misses with a straight right. Locastro misses the shot to the body. Locastro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it. Brock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Locastro throws a poor cross that misses
and Brock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Brock throws a looping overhand right but Locastro ducks down to avoid it. Brock loads up on a big right hand but Locastro slips the punch. Brock checks a leg kick. Brock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Locastro.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brock misses the target. Locastro connects with a nice looking jab.
Locastro throws a leg kick but Brock sees it coming and checks it nicely. Brock is looking to counter punch. Locastro lands a nice shot that snaps Brock's head back.
Brock throws a low kick but Locastro moves out of range easily. Brock staying out of range there. Locastro takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses. A nice leg kick lands there from Locastro. Locastro misses the shot to the body. Brock looks to land a combination but Locastro avoids it well. Brock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A swing and a miss from Locastro. Brock ducks under a wild hook from Locastro. Brock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Locastro's hands. Locastro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Brock cracks the inside of Locastro's front leg. Brock scores with a slapping inside leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! A bone on bone clash there as Locastro blocks the leg kick.
Locastro throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brock lands with a straight right. Locastro didn't see that one coming. Brock jabs Locastro to the body, keeping him at a distance. Locastro moves out of range of the leg kick from Brock. Locastro blocks a jab. Locastro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good standup being displayed there by Locastro as he connects with a hook. Locastro blocks a leg kick. Brock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Locastro throws a lazy right hand but Brock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Brock throws a solid leg kick but Locastro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brock. Brock lands with a slapping head kick. Brock tried to score with a low kick but Locastro checks it. Brock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brock lands a nice hook to Locastro's body. Locastro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Brock misses with a wild body shot. Brock throws an overhand right that lands on Locastro's shoulder, as Locastro tries to avoid the shot. The crowd cheers as Brock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Locastro doesn't seem phased though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Locastro misses with a straight left. Locastro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Locastro throws out a loose jab but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it. Brock throws the left hand but Locastro avoids the punch easily. Locastro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Brock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Locastro finds it's way round the side to connect with Brock's head. Locastro pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Brock defending well as Locastro loads up on a big left hand. Locastro misses with a wild body shot. Brock throws a big shot that misses. Locastro throws out a counter right but Brock avoids it with no problem. Brock throws a series of punches but Locastro avoids them all with ease. Brock tries a low kick but Locastro avoids it. Locastro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Brock misses with an uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Locastro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Locastro checks a leg kick. Locastro checks a low kick from Brock. Brock throws a lazy right hand but Locastro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Brock with a body punch. A glancing blow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Brock throws a sloppy head kick and Locastro moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Locastro just misses with a punch to the body.
Locastro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Locastro is able to avoid easily. Locastro throws a jab when Brock was well out of range. Locastro misses with a hook to the body
and Brock counters with a slapping leg kick. Brock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locastro. Locastro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Locastro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brock just misses with a punch to the body.
Locastro throws a shot from downtown. Brock moves away and avoids it. Locastro ducks under a wild hook from Brock. It seemed like Locastro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Brock throws a shot from downtown. Locastro moves away and avoids it. Brock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Brock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Brock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Locastro finds it's way round the side to connect with Brock's head. Brock lands a leg kick that knocks Locastro off balance momentarily. Locastro throws a hook but Brock blocks it. Brock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Locastro just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Locastro throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range. Brock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Brock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Locastro. Locastro blocks a low kick nicely. A good leg kick by Brock. Locastro blocks a low kick nicely. Brock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Locastro. Locastro slips under a jab. Locastro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brock. Brock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Locastro. Locastro misses the shot to the body. Brock throwing a counter right hand but Locastro manages to avoid it. Brock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brock jabbing away but nothing is landing. Brock moves out of range of the body kick. Locastro throws out a powerful jab. Brock staying out of range there. Brock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Locastro can pounce on him.
Brock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Locastro under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Locastro. Brock misses with a low kick.
Locastro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Locastro cracks the inside of Brock's front leg. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brock.
Brock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A big right from Brock misses. Brock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Brock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Locastro throws a body shot but no joy. Brock tried to score with a low kick but Locastro checks it. A leg kick checked by Locastro. Brock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Locastro is able to avoid easily. Brock backing away here, and Locastro unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Locastro throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range. Locastro throws a body shot but no joy. Locastro misses with an uppercut. Brock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Locastro. Brock misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Locastro scores with a jab to the head.
Brock defending well as Locastro loads up on a big left hand. Locastro jabs Brock to the body, keeping him at a distance. Locastro cracks the inside of Brock's front leg. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brock moves out of range of the body kick. Locastro avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Brock misses with a two punch combination.
Locastro avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Locastro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. A swing and a miss from Brock. Locastro looks to land a body kick but Brock moved away. Locastro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Locastro scrambles back to his feet. Brock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Locastro takes a step back to recover. Brock throws a low kick but Locastro avoids it. Brock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Locastro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Brock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Locastro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Brock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eddie Brock will probably get the nod. That's time! Brock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brock looks to land a combination but Locastro avoids it well. Brock scores with a leg kick.
Brock throws a leg kick but Locastro moved away. Brock scores with a nice strike. Brock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Locastro if he has to take too many more of those.
Locastro throws a leg kick but Brock sees it coming and moves out of range. Brock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brock throws an overhand right that lands on Locastro's shoulder, as Locastro tries to avoid the shot. Some bone on bone action there as Locastro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Locastro's corner calls for a 1-2. Locastro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Brock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Locastro throws out a counter right but Brock avoids it with no problem. Brock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brock throws a quick inside leg kick. Brock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Locastro.
Brock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Locastro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brock moves away. Locastro throws a lazy right hand but Brock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Locastro throws a jab when Brock was well out of range. Locastro slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Locastro misses with a jab to the body
and Brock counters with a good low kick that Locastro was not able to check. Locastro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Locastro. Locastro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Locastro misses the shot to the body. Locastro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Good work by Brock as he checks the leg kick. Brock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Locastro looks like he wants to counter punch here. Brock dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Locastro scores with a jab to the body. Brock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Locastro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Brock misses. Brock ducks under a wild hook from Locastro. Brock throws a leg kick but Locastro checks it. Locastro misses with a body punch
letting Brock counter with a right hand. Locastro is looking to chop away at Brock's legs. Locastro defending well as Brock loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brock misses with a straight left. A big left from Brock misses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Locastro blocks a low kick nicely. Locastro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Brock checks a leg kick. Nice jab there from Brock. Brock cracks Locastro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Locastro throws a body shot but no joy. Brock connects with an inside leg kick. Locastro throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Locastro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brock can pounce on him.
Brock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Brock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Locastro can do to turn this around? Brock lands a head shot. Brock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Locastro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eddie Brock is winning the standup battle so far. Locastro misses with a wild body shot. Brock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Brock misses with a hook. Locastro ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Locastro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Brock misses with an uppercut. Locastro saw that one coming. Brock throws a leg kick which misses Locastro's front leg but catches the back leg as Locastro tries to avoid it. Brock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Brock throws a shot from downtown. Locastro moves away and avoids it. Locastro throws a head kick that misses. Locastro misses with a straight right. Locastro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Eddie Brock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Brock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Brock scores with a decent looking hook. Brock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jeremy Locastro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Locastro tries to score with a low kick but Brock moves his leg out of the way. A swing and a miss from Brock. Brock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Locastro throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Brock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. That kick from Brock tenderised Locastro's leg. Locastro is trying to keep his angry face on. Locastro pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Brock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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! Brock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Locastro misses with a looping right. Brock throws a leg kick but Locastro sees it coming and moves out of range. Brock moves out of range as Locastro strikes. Brock looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Brock throws a leg kick that misses. Brock misses with a wild combination.
Locastro misses the shot to the body. Locastro looks to land a right hand but Brock moved out of range. Locastro misses with a looping left. Brock ducks under a wild hook from Locastro. Locastro looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range. A slapping leg kick lands for Brock.
And that's the end of the fight! Eddie Brock showed his dominance in that final round. Well Brock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock! During a confident post fight interview, Eddie Brock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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