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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darrick Castaneda (ranked 7201 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Escamosinho (ranked 2980 p4p, 255 weight class). Darrick Castaneda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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151 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darrick Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald Escamosinho!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escamosinho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castaneda's guard.
Castaneda wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castaneda is on top in guard.
Castaneda controlling from the top position.
Escamosinho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda tries to stand but Escamosinho is controlling from the bottom.
Escamosinho is looking for a triangle but Castaneda pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Castaneda throws a big right hand that misses.
Castaneda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Escamosinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Castaneda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Castaneda distracts Escamosinho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Escamosinho wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Escamosinho clinches.
Castaneda tries to pull guard but Escamosinho forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Castaneda wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Escamosinho fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escamosinho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Castaneda uses from the top position.
Castaneda is stalling in the full guard.
Escamosinho trying to strike off his back.
Escamosinho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Castaneda puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Escamosinho is trying to stand.
Castaneda is working for a kimura but Escamosinho is defending it quite comfortably.
Castaneda content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escamosinho is trying to stand up here but Castaneda is controlling him well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Escamosinho wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Escamosinho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Escamosinho gets caught flat footed, as Castaneda shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Castaneda stays in close to Escamosinho's body and controls the position.
Escamosinho wants to stand but Castaneda is controlling the position.
Castaneda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Escamosinho closes the distance and pushes Castaneda back into the cage.
Escamosinho works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Castaneda keeping moving, preventing Escamosinho from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escamosinho throws a big elbow that misses.
Castaneda controlling Escamosinho's posture.
Castaneda striking off his back but it's not causing Escamosinho any problems.
Castaneda is adopting a defensive guard.
Castaneda keeping moving, preventing Escamosinho from controlling successfully.
Castaneda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escamosinho is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castaneda gets tackled into the cage by Escamosinho. Escamosinho maintains the clinch.
Castaneda has Escamosinho pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Castaneda pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Escamosinho tumbling to the mat - Castaneda dives into Escamosinho's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castaneda stays in close to Escamosinho's body and controls the position.
Castaneda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Escamosinho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Escamosinho has Castaneda pulled in close to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castaneda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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 Darrick Castaneda will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Escamosinho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Escamosinho misses with a head kick.
Darrick Castaneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escamosinho bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Castaneda struggling a bit here.
Castaneda tries to improve position but can't.
Castaneda is trying to control Escamosinho's posture but Escamosinho avoids it.
Castaneda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Escamosinho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castaneda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Escamosinho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Castaneda regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escamosinho is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Escamosinho is looking to work some ground and pound but Castaneda has wrist control.
Castaneda looking for a guillotine here but Escamosinho defends easily.
Escamosinho is looking to stand up but Castaneda won't let him.
Castaneda seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Castaneda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two 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.
Escamosinho looking to pass the guard.
Castaneda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Escamosinho's guard.
Castaneda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Castaneda seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Escamosinho for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Castaneda content to stall in guard here.
Castaneda distracts Escamosinho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Castaneda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Escamosinho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Escamosinho lands a slapping body shot.
Escamosinho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castaneda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castaneda fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda looks for a takedown but Escamosinho sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrick Castaneda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escamosinho looks to land a combination but Castaneda avoids it well.
Escamosinho looking to score a takedown here. Castaneda is defending well but Escamosinho drives through and ends up in Castaneda's guard.
Escamosinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Castaneda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escamosinho wanted to stand there but Castaneda had control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castaneda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Escamosinho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Escamosinho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Escamosinho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escamosinho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Escamosinho!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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