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Event:
CCR 49
Date: Sep 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Italo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castano looks to clinch #TD2#
and Italo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Castano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Italo is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Italo is working for a kimura but Castano is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Italo is trying to work for a kimura but Castano is defending well.
Castano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Castano tries to get out of the position.
Italo prevents Castano from improving his position.#SUB2#
Italo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Italo wants to control but Castano is keeping him busy.
Castano is trying to maintain the position but Italo is very close to passing his half guard.
Castano is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Italo is trying to work for a kimura but Castano is defending well.
#SUB2#
Italo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Italo is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castano wants to improve his position but Italo is controlling well.
Castano trying to hold on to Italo's head to control him but Italo postures up.
Castano has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2#
Italo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Castano could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Italo has cracked it and Castano is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Italo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruno Italo!
A very excited looking Bruno Italo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Gaston Castano stepped up to the mic, saying 'Italo is a good fighter and I wouldnt mind facing him again. Lets do this, a trilogy fight!'.
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Event:
CCR 43
Date: Aug 12, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Nazirite has Castano up against the cage in a clinch.
Castano misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazirite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#
It looks like Gaston Castano has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castano.
Castano misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazirite gets through Castano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Castano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nazirite.
Nazirite lands a nice uppercut.
Castano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nazirite's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nazirite's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Castano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nazirite backwards.
Castano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castano takes a shot to the head.
Castano throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazirite.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castano working aggressively here.
Castano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nazirite blocking some punches.
Nazirite landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castano is breathing heavily.
Castano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazirite scores a nice knee to the body.
Nazirite lands a knee to the body.
#T1#
Nazirite connects with a knee to the head.
Nazirite lands a nice knee to the body.
Nazirite pushes Castano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nazirite connects with a knee to the head.
Nazirite throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castano blocks it with crossed arms. #TD2#
Nazirite has picked Castano up - he's going for a ride! Nazirite dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazirite is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Castano is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Nazirite.
Nazirite sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#T2#
Castano wants to get back to his feet.
Nazirite is taking a breather. Castano 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Nazirite might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Nazirite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nazirite prevents Castano from standing back up.
Nazirite working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nazirite thows a huge punch but Castano dodges it nicely.
Nazirite slows the pace down in half guard.
Nazirite stops Castano from getting back to his feet.
#T3#
Nazirite keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Castano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Castano tries to get out of the position.
Nice strikes from Nazirite there.
Castano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nazirite.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nazirite in particular looking to stall.
Castano tries to kick Nazirite off but Nazirite keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nazirite lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Castano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nazirite on the ground.
Nazirite controlling the action here.
Nazirite is continuing to stall.
Castano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nazirite.
Castano is trying to stand.
Nazirite has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nazirite slips a nice elbow through Castano's hands, connecting with Castano's forehead.
Castano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nazirite controlling the action here. #T4#
Nazirite passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Castano!
Nazirite looking to finish Castano with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castano!
Nazirite looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nazirite raining down hammerfists from mount.#CUT2#
Gaston Castano's cut is getting worse.
Nazirite punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nazirite working Castano over with strikes here. #ROC2#
Castano is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castano squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Oh Castano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nazirite punishing his opponent with strikes.
Castano is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nazirite loads up with a big shot that hurts Castano! He's pulled Nazirite in close but Nazirite has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Castano survive? More strikes from Nazirite and Castano is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samson Nazirite!
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Event:
CCR 39
Date: Jul 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Castano scores with a jab.#CUT#
It looks like Bruno Italo has been cut.
Castano throws a jab when Italo was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Italo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Castano! Italo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaston Castano!
A very excited looking Gaston Castano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
CCR 36
Date: Jun 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Adams dodges the punch combination from Castano.
Adams tries to clinch but Castano moves out of range.
Adams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Castano connects with a body shot that sends Adams's belly button to the back.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Castano.
#CL2#
Adams gets a clinch. #BC#
Castano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaston Castano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Adams clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Castano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams tries to clinch there but Castano circles away.
Castano throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Castano looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gaston Castano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Adams closes the distance and pushes Castano back into the cage.
Adams tries a knee to the head but Castano blocks it.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Adams looking to throw knees to the head but Castano is blocking nicely.
Adams gets through Castano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castano's elbow.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Castano.
Castano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Castano manages to break the clinch.
Castano scores with a hook.
Castano looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Castano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Castano pushes him off.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adams moves forwards but Castano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castano is fending him off so far but Adams persists. Nope, Castano circles away and we're back to standing.
Castano misses with a double jab.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Castano keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams stuns Castano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Castano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adams wants to counter with a clinch but Castano pushes him away.
Adams throws a sloppy head kick
and Castano counters with a two punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Castano scores with a four punch combination!#CUT#
It looks like Al Adams has been cut.
Adams tries to clinch there but Castano circles away.
Castano fails to land with a series of punches.
#T3#
Castano throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Castano is breathing heavily.
Adams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castano is fending him off so far but Adams persists. Nope, Castano circles away and we're back to standing.
Castano lands the left hand.
Adams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castano swivels and escapes.
Gaston Castano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Adams.
Adams takes a swing at Castano's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Castano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Castano missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castano throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Adams blocks a jab.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Castano.
Castano sets himself, and Adams steps forward looking for the clinch! Castano avoids it this time.
Castano misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Adams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL2#
Adams drives through and clinches with Castano against the cage.
#T4#
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Castano.
Castano blocks a body shot from Adams.
Adams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adams.#BC#
Castano manages to break the clinch.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Castano.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams wants to clinch.#CL2#
Adams rushes Castano and presses him up against the cage.
Castano prevents a body shot from Adams. #BC#
Castano breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Castano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Adams's cut.
That's time! Castano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Castano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Castano pushes him off.
Castano swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Castano throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Adams tries to counter with a clinch but Castano shakes him off and moves away.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams moves away from the strike by Castano.
Castano throws a hook but Adams avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Castano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Castano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adams. #T1#
Castano looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Castano.
Adams lands a nice hook to Castano's body. Castano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams tries to counter by closing the distance.
Castano lands a lovely overhand right.
Castano misses with a wild combination.
Castano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Castano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Castano.
Castano seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gaston Castano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Adams.
Adams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adams somewhat.
Adams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Castano counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Castano keeps the fight on the outside.
Castano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castano, pushing him back against the cage.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams tries a body shot but Castano blocks it.
#BC#
Castano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams wants to clinch.
Castano throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Adams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castano but Castano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Castano keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL2#
Adams moves into range and clinches up with Castano.
Al Adams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T4#
Castano tries to break free but Adams pushes him back against the cage.
Castano is trying to break the clinch but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Adams taking a breather. #BC#
Castano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams drops his hands momentarily and Castano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gaston Castano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams shoots in but no luck this time.
Gaston Castano is winning the standup battle so far.
Castano fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castano throws out the jab.
Castano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Castano.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Castano.
Castano misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Castano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Al Adams'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Adams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castano throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams wants to stall.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castano's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adams takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adams scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castano wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Castano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castano cracks Adams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T1#
Castano stalks Adams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adams's face. Adams staggers backwards, shaken.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Castano misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castano misses with a wild combination.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Castano pushes him off.
Adams is trying desperately to land a takedown but Castano is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Adams.
Castano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.
Castano misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Castano misses with a left hand
and Adams counters with a big head kick but Castano shrugs it off.
Castano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adams is looking to clinch but Castano is avoiding it.
Castano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castano misses with a wild combination.
#T2#
Castano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Adams counters by clinching up.
Castano being controlled against the cage.
Adams wants to stall.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Adams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castano prevents the takedown attempt.
Castano tries to break the clinch but Adams is controlling the position.
Adams tries for a takedown but Castano manages to get underhooks.
Gaston Castano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Adams.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Castano manages to break the clinch.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Castano pushes him off.
Castano seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Castano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Castano misses with a double jab
#CL2#
and Adams moves into the clinch.
Adams looking to slow down the pace here.
Castano blocks a body shot from Adams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Castano tries to break the clinch but Adams is controlling the position.
Adams trying to stall but Castano improves his position.
Castano is looking to break free of the clinch but Adams has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castano.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Castano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castano misses with the combination.
#T4#
Castano misses with a two punch combination.
Adams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Castano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castano wants it to stay on the feet.
Castano swinging wildly here.
Al Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castano misses with a wild combination.
Adams moves away from the strike by Castano.
Gaston Castano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castano misses with a straight right.
Adams throws a fast counter high kick but Castano manages to duck under it in time.
Adams staying out of range there.
Adams misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
Adams moves into the clinch.
Castano is trying to force a seperation but Adams has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaston Castano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaston Castano!
A relieved looking Gaston Castano 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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Event:
CCR 33
Date: Jun 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Castano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT2#
It looks like Ami Young has been cut.
Young shoots for a takedown but Castano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Castano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castano is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Castano circles away and we're back to standing.#CL2#
Castano rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Castano is struggling to control the position.
Young is trying to pull guard but Castano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ami Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castano.
A shot in the inside from Castano.
Castano stalls.
Castano has Young pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castano stalling.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T1#
Castano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Castano controlling the action here for a moment.
Castano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young or not.
Young is breathing heavily.
Castano leaning his opponent against the cage.
Young is trying to pull guard but Castano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Young fails to pull guard.
Castano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#T2#
Castano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Castano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castano lands a body shot.
Castano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Come on Castano - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gaston Castano.
Castano's corner calls for a 1-2. Castano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Young seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Castano has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Castano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T3#
Castano taking a breather.
Castano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castano works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
Castano stalling.
Castano lands with a right to the head.
Castano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Castano scores with a shoulder strike.
Castano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castano scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4#
Castano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#KD2#
Castano drops Young onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Young is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Young is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Castano to work.
Oh Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Castano.
Young seems to have got his legs back now.
Castano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castano.
Young is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Castano to keep the fight standing.
Castano slowing the pace effectively.
Young fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Castano on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Castano.
A right handed body shot lands from Castano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Castano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ami Young's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##KD2#
Castano drops Young with a beautiful combination! Young stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Castano is looking for the KO!#CL2#
Castano moves into the clinch.
Castano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Castano digs a right hand underneath Young's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castano pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gaston Castano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castano works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Castano.
Castano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castano stalls.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T1#
Castano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castano has Young pushed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castano.
A short uppercut from Castano.
Castano controlling the action here for a moment.
Castano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young being controlled against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T2#
Castano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gaston Castano.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Castano has knocked Young down with a huge combo! Castano steps away and waves a wobbly Young back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Castano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castano rushes Young and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Young is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Castano piles on the pressure and Young crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaston Castano!
Gaston Castano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
CCR 30
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Juricic tries to bum rush Castano with a series of wild strikes but Castano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juricic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Juricic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD2#
Castano gets caught napping as Juricic dives in and scores a takedown. Castano manages to retain guard.
Castano can't keep his opponent in guard - Juricic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Juricic not doing much here.
Juricic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Juricic lands strikes from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Juricic working his ground and pound in the gym.
Juricic controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Juricic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Castano is trying to stand up here but Juricic is controlling him well.
Juricic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castano defending well though. #T1#
Castano is trying to stand.
Juricic winds up and cracks Castano with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Juricic is nestled in close to Castano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Juricic controlling the action here.
Juricic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Juricic working Castano over with strikes.
Castano is trying to stand.
Juricic passes to full mount!
Juricic dominating with strikes here.
Juricic lands a couple of good shots and Castano has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Juricic is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Castano. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Castano takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Juricic cracks Castano with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Castano from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
#T2#
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!
Juricic lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Juricic scores with strikes from the back.
Juricic lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Castano grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Juricic punishes Castano with strikes from the back mount.
Juricic is landing with strikes. Castano can't take much more of this.
Castano covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Juricic softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Castano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Juricic on the ground.
The referee is taking a good look at Castano as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Juricic!
Juricic lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Castano hold on?!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juricic controlling from the back.
Castano is trapped and Juricic is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Castano is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T3#
Juricic lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Juricic lands strikes to the head.
Juricic scores with punches to the body.
Castano is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Castano is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Juricic.
Juricic scores with punches from the back.
Juricic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juricic landing with strikes.
Juricic lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Juricic lands a shot to the body.
Juricic cracks Castano with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Castano from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Juricic scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Castano is looking for a way out.
Can Castano hold on?! Juricic is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juricic is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Castano covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Juricic scores with punches and elbows.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Juricic. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Juricic scores with punches from the back.
Juricic gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Castano takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Castano covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Juricic gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castano covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Castano is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andro Juricic dominated that round.
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.
#R2##TD2#
Juricic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Castano to the ground. Juricic is now in Castano's guard.
Juricic forces his way into half guard.
Juricic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Castano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Castano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Castano tries to get out of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Juricic lands a nice short elbow.
Juricic working the head and body with strikes.
Juricic slips a nice elbow through Castano's hands, connecting with Castano's forehead.
Andro Juricic has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juricic working over Castano with some ground and pound. Castano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Juricic slips a nice elbow through Castano's hands, connecting with Castano's forehead.
Juricic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Juricic raining down hammerfists from mount.#T1#
Castano's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Castano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Juricic lands a heavy elbow.
Juricic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Juricic lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juricic unloading with bombs!#ROC2#
Castano is rocked!
Castano taking shots to the head.
Oh Castano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Juricic! Castano is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andro Juricic!
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Event:
CCR 26
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Castano forces Juricic back against the cage and clinches.
Juricic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castano prevents it.
Juricic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castano is defending well.
Castano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gaston Castano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andro Juricic.
Juricic looking for a takedown.
A short left from Castano.
Castano is trying to stall.
Juricic looking for a takedown.
Juricic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castano after a bit of a struggle.
Castano stalling in the clinch but Juricic improves position.
Castano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castano looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castano lands a nice uppercut.
Juricic looks winded!
Castano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Castano lands a hook that snaps the head of Juricic backwards.
Castano trying to stall but Juricic improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Castano.
#T1#
Castano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juricic backwards.
Juricic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee is keeping an eye on Castano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Castano for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Castano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juricic is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Juricic gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #ES#
Castano kicks Juricic off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Castano forces Juricic back against the cage and clinches.
Juricic tries to score a body lock takedown but Castano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Castano.
Good body shot from Castano.
Castano is stalling here.
Castano lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
A short right from Castano on the inside.
Castano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Juricic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Castano slowing the pace effectively.
Castano looking to stall.
Castano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Castano as the two fighters clinch.
Castano scores with a hook to the body.
Castano cracks Juricic with a nice body shot.
A short left from Castano.
Castano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Castano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juricic backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castano prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Castano scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Castano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castano taking a breather.
Castano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Castano stalling in the clinch.
Castano digs a right hand underneath Juricic's ribcage. Juricic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castano lands with a short shot to the head.
Castano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castano avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castano lands with a light punch inside.
Juricic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castano is defending well.
Castano lands with a light punch inside.
Castano lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Castano as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Castano. #T4#
A right hand to the body from Castano.
Castano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juricic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Castano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Castano lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Castano.
Castano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Juricic as Castano tries to tie him up.
Castano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castano scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castano avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Castano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Castano clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castano.
Castano lands a left hand.
Castano prevents the takedown attempt.
Juricic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Castano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Juricic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gaston Castano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andro Juricic.
Castano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juricic backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juricic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castano after a bit of a struggle.
Juricic wants to take the fight to the mat but Castano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Juricic is breathing heavily.
Castano prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Castano. #T1#
Castano pushes Juricic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Castano scores with a shot to the side of Juricic's head.
Castano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juricic backwards.
Castano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Juricic or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castano.#ROC#
Juricic is rocked!
Castano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Juricic or not.
Castano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juricic is still on wobbly legs! Can Castano finish him?
Castano lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Juricic to his knees! Castano keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaston Castano!
Gaston Castano took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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