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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coby Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Coby Castro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Rico!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Jonny Rico has been cut.
Rico moves out of range of the strikes.
Rico throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Rico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Rico.
Castro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Castro looks to throw the jab but Rico is out of range.
Castro moves forwards but Rico connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rico blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro doesn't manage to clinch there - Rico circles away.
Rico scores with a one two! Castro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rico lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jonny Rico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castro throws a hook but Rico blocks it.
A lazy left from Rico finds it's target.
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!
Rico displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castro throws out the jab.
Rico dodges the punch combination from Castro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico misses with a double jab
and Castro moves into the clinch.
Castro is pressed up against the cage. Rico has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castro down to the mat. Castro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Castro misses with a hook. Rico ducked under it nicely.
Rico displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rico fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rico lands a slapping body shot.
Castro tries to clinch but Rico is having none of it.
Rico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Castro as Rico shoots in.
Coby Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Rico.
Rico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rico throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico shoots for a takedown but Castro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rico takes a swing at Castro's ribcage but misses.
Rico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castro fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro has a takedown stuffed.
Rico lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Castro stuffs the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rico.
A lull in the action here as Rico stalls from top position.
Rico really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rico fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Rico seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rico wants to stand but Castro is controlling his arm.
Rico stands up.
A jab from Castro misses.
Rico displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castro throws out the jab.
Castro blocks a head kick by Rico.
Castro closes the distance and clinches up with Rico, looking for a takedown. Castro pushes Rico against the cage but Rico circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rico moves away from the strike by Castro.
A left lands for Rico.
Castro looks to land a right hand but Rico moved out of range.
Rico goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Castro wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rico lands a jab-cross combination.
Rico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rico scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Castro throws a hook but Rico blocks it.
Rico connects with a body shot.
Rico throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rico scores with a one two! Castro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castro circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Rico dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Rico's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rico throws a series of punches but Castro moves out of range.
Castro throws an overhand right that lands on Rico's shoulder, as Rico tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Rico scores with a four punch combination!
Rico throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rico lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Coby Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rico lands a right hook to the body.
Castro tries to clinch but Rico moves out of range.
Rico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Castro.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rico is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castro rather than just go for the knockout.
Castro stuffs the takedown attempt from Rico. Rico gets slowly back to his feet.
Rico scores with a one two! Castro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rico throws a one two combo.
Rico slips a jab from Castro.
Rico is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castro moves into the clinch.
Rico jumps guard and drags Castro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Castro preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.
Rico has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Castro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rico is keeping the position for now.
Rico pushes Castro off and scrambles back to his feet.
Castro throws out a loose jab but Rico uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A big right from Castro misses.
Castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Rico counter with a right hand.
Castro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rico swinging wilding here.
A combination from Rico does no damage.
Rico slips under a jab.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Rico.
Castro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rico misses with a combination
and Castro counters with a two punch combo.
Rico shoots in but Castro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rico shoots in and drives through. Castro sprawls well.
Coby Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Rico.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rico throws a series of strikes that have Castro backpedaling.
Rico fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rico tries to avoid it but Castro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rico to the ground. Rico escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rico scores with a jab to the body.
Rico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro misses with a combination
and Rico counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rico fails with the takedown
and Castro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rico misses with a double jab.
Rico throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
Castro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Rico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws out a loose jab but Rico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rico counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rico.
Rico trying to stand up but can't free himself from Castro's guard.
Rico trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
Castro has his foot on Rico's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rico works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rico sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rico wants to pass the guard but Castro is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Rico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Rico's cut.
That's time! Castro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Castro drives through and clinches with Rico against the cage.
Rico tries for a takedown but Castro manages to get underhooks.
Castro prevents the takedown attempt.
Rico tries to score a body lock takedown but Castro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Coby Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Rico.
Castro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rico.
A short body shot lands from Castro as the two fighters clinch.
Rico blocks an uppercut.
Rico is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Castro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Castro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rico backwards.
Castro pulls guard.
Castro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rico wants to stand but Castro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rico has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Castro to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Rico is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Castro pulls down on the head and he's put Rico to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Coby Castro!
Coby Castro retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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