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Event:
MMAL #2
Date: Nov 21, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Castro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kaiser wants to get back to full guard but Castro has mounted him!
Kaiser regains half guard.
Castro is thwarting Kaiser's attempts to control the position.
Kaiser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Kaiser actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro is thwarting Kaiser's attempts to control the position.
Castro content to control rather than advance. #T1#
Castro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaiser is trying to get back to full guard.
Castro is thwarting Kaiser's attempts to control the position.
Kaiser is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Castro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Castro's back!#SUB#
Kaiser working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Kaiser working for the choke.
Kaiser connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Castro to escape the position.
#T2#
Castro just trying to survive but Kaiser is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I would not like to be Castro right now.
Kaiser is hanging on to Castro's back as he tries to escape.
Kaiser punches Castro on the ear.
Castro just trying to survive but Kaiser is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Castro tries to escape but Kaiser has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kaiser scores with strikes from the back.
Castro wants to get back to his feet. #T3#
Kaiser tries to get the hooks in deep but Castro pushed the leg off.
You can see the frustration on Castro's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Castro covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kaiser controlling the positon.
Kaiser doesn't have the hooks in and Castro manages to turn into his guard.
Kaiser pulls Castro in close to his closed guard and prevents Castro from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kaiser looking to control.
Kaiser wants to sweep here but Castro controlling him for the moment. #T4##SUB#
Kaiser looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kaiser is trying to control the position but Castro postures up. #SUB2#
Castro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kaiser looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kaiser looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kaiser! #REVR#
Kaiser takes a little break here. Castro wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Castro is trying to get back to half guard.#T5#
Kaiser landing a few strikes.
Castro prevents Kaiser from improving position.
Castro wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Castro wants to control but Kaiser postures up.
Kaiser advances to mount.
Kaiser content just to control the position here.
Castro tries to hold on but Kaiser pushes him away.
Kaiser scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Castro?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T6#
Kaiser lands with some strikes.#CUT#It looks like Ty Castro has been cut.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kaiser cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#SUB#
Kaiser looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Castro throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kaiser. What's that going to do exactly?
Kaiser with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaiser postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Castro looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro tries to hold on but Kaiser postures up.
Kaiser is landing with some decent strikes but Castro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kaiser with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kaiser cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#ROC#Castro is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Ty Castro's cut even more.#T7#
Castro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Castro is still in real trouble! Can Kaiser finish him?
Kaiser wants to pass to mount but Castro is defending the position.
Castro seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaiser working the head and body with strikes.
Castro tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kaiser has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Castro is trying desperately to improve position.
Castro throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Castro is trying to escape the mount.
#T8#
Kaiser takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kaiser tries to control but Castro wriggling away.
Kaiser controlling his opponent.
Kaiser lands a heavy elbow. #CUT#The cut above Ty Castro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ty Castro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Von Kaiser!
Von Kaiser is the new lightweight champion!
Von Kaiser seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
MMAL
Date: Nov 16, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Ma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Castro!
Castro wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro tries to buck Ma off but Ma is having none of it.
Ma trying to control the action but Castro is working from the bottom.
Ma is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
Castro is looking to reverse the position.
Castro throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land. #T1#
Castro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ma controlling the position.
Castro is looking to regain half guard here but Ma keeps moving and retains side control.
Ma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
Castro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ma not doing much here.
Castro throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ma is trying to control. Castro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ma stuffs the takedown attempt from Castro. Castro gets slowly back to his feet.
Castro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Castro misses with a takedown
and Ma counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Ma decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Castro trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Castro looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3#
Castro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ma trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Castro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Castro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ma wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro pulls Ma in close to his closed guard and prevents Ma from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB#
Castro looking for a guillotine here but Ma defends easily.
#T4#
Ma wants to pass the guard but Castro is keeping the position.
Castro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Ma drops back looking for a leg! Castro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castro manages to kick Ma off! Ma jumps back into Castro's guard. #SUB#
Castro has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ma should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Castro has tightened it up now! Ma should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ty Castro!
Ty Castro is the new lightweight champion! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 11, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Oswin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Castro to the mat! Castro manages to get full guard. #SUB#
Castro looking for a triangle here. Oswin is fighting it but it looks tight! Castro pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Oswin is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ty Castro! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 09, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Hopkins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Castro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hopkins wants to stand and escape but Castro is having none of it.
Castro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Castro passes Hopkins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hopkins is trying to escape back to his feet but Castro uses the scramble to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here as Castro stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hopkins!#T1##SUB#
Castro looking to isolate an arm here. Hopkins doesn't see it coming and as Castro extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Castro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ty Castro! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Castro darts in looking for a takedown but Hill gets double underhooks and turns Castro into the cage.
Castro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Castro persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.
Crunch! Hill slams his shin into Castro's torso.
Castro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dwayne Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Castro.#CL#
Hill closes the distance and pushes Castro back into the cage.#BC#
Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castro.#CUT#It looks like Ty Castro has been cut.
Ty Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Hill looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Castro kicks off Hill and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Hill gets caught napping as Castro dives in and scores a takedown. Hill manages to retain guard.
Castro slips nicely into half guard.
Hill tries to kick Castro off but Castro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Castro trying to pass the guard but Hill defending well. #T1#
Hill trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Castro manages to pass to mount!
Hill tries to reverse the position but Castro maintains control.
Castro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hill hang on?#CUT2#It looks like Dwayne Hill has been cut.
Hill is trying to escape the mount but Castro keeps good control and instead manages to take Hill's back.
Castro scores with punches and elbows. #SUB2#
Castro has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Hill! Can he survive? No! He's out! Castro gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ty Castro! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 05, 2023 |
#R1#
Upman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#TD#
Castro shoots in and bounces Upman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Upman has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Castro is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Upman.#SUB#
Castro in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Upman is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ty Castro! |
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