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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Herta (ranked 5162 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riggybongo Di Castillo (ranked 4255 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggybongo Di Castillo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Herta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riggybongo Di Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Castillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Di Castillo drives through and clinches with Herta against the cage.
Herta is trying to break free.
Di Castillo lands a body punch.
Herta can't get the takedown.
Herta is trying to drag Di Castillo to the mat but Di Castillo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Di Castillo prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Herta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herta wants to get back to striking at distance but Di Castillo won't allow it.
Di Castillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Herta controls his hands.
Herta jumps guard but Di Castillo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Castillo missing with knees to the body.
Di Castillo misses with some punches.
Di Castillo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Di Castillo lands an elbow inside.
Herta lands a takedown into guard.
Di Castillo has Herta pulled in close to control his posture.
Herta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Herta prevents Di Castillo from getting back to his feet.
Di Castillo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Di Castillo wants to stand up but Herta is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herta drops back looking for a leg! Di Castillo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Di Castillo manages to kick Herta off! Herta jumps back into Di Castillo's guard.
Herta preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herta postures up in Di Castillo's guard and throws a big left but Di Castillo blocks it.
Di Castillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Di Castillo wants to stand but Herta is controlling the position.
Herta postures up in Di Castillo's guard and throws a big left but Di Castillo blocks it.
Herta prevents Di Castillo from getting back to his feet.
Di Castillo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Herta postures up in Di Castillo's guard and throws a big left but Di Castillo blocks it.
Herta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Di Castillo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Herta's guard.
Herta working for a triangle but Di Castillo defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Di Castillo wants to stand but Herta has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Di Castillo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Herta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Castillo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Di Castillo controlling from the top position.
Herta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Di Castillo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Di Castillo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Herta is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Di Castillo forces his way into half guard.
Herta wants to improve his position but Di Castillo is controlling well.
Di Castillo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Herta trying to hold on to Di Castillo's head to control him but Di Castillo postures up.
Herta tries to get to full guard but Di Castillo has control of the leg.
Di Castillo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Herta.
Di Castillo is taking a breather. Herta says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Herta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Herta actively working from the bottom here.
Di Castillo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Di Castillo tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riggybongo Di Castillo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Di Castillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Di Castillo drives through and clinches with Herta against the cage.
Di Castillo lands with a light punch inside.
Di Castillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Herta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Herta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Di Castillo misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Castillo lands a nice knee to the body.
Di Castillo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hertas head.
Herta avoids the elbow strike from Di Castillo, against the cage.
Di Castillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Castillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Di Castillo misses with a knee to the head.
Herta wants a takedown but no success here.
Herta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Di Castillo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Herta takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Di Castillo.
Di Castillo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di Castillo lands a knee to the head.
Riggybongo Di Castillo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Di Castillo misses with a knee to the head.
Di Castillo cracks Herta with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Di Castillo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Herta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Di Castillo prevents it.
Di Castillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Di Castillo landing knees to the head.
Di Castillo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Herta is rocked!
Herta takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Herta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Castillo scores with a knee to the head.
Di Castillo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Herta! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Di Castillo is unloading with more strikes now! Herta drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riggybongo Di Castillo!
Riggybongo Di Castillo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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