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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Cole (ranked 230 p4p, 392 weight class) and Gianni Castellana (ranked 31 p4p, 56 weight class). Castellana has chosen Good night as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castellana.
Castellana swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Castellana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Castellana scores with a nice right hand.
Castellana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Castellana misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Cole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cole working aggressively here.
Castellana blocks an elbow strike.
Cole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castellana avoids it.
Castellana blocks an elbow strike from Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castellana just leaning against Cole, taking a breather.
Castellana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Cole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Castellana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castellana blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole misses with some punches.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Castellana blocks with his arms.
Castellana blocks an uppercut.
Castellana blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Cole.
Cole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castellana backwards.
A short right from Cole.
Castellana misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Castellana.
Castellana manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Castellana as he checks the leg kick.
Castellana throws a shot to the body.
Castellana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cole checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole fails to land with a series of punches.
Cole misses with a hook.
Cole scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Gianni Castellana has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cole throws out the jab.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Castellana.
Castellana has managed to clinch.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Castellana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole lands with a light punch inside.
Castellana avoiding damage.
Castellana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cole.
Castellana throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Cole.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Castellana controls the action.
Cole pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castellana blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cole.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Castellana is trying to stall.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Castellana controls his hands.
Castellana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castellana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castellana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cole throws an elbow that misses.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castellana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castellana sizes up Cole with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good exchange - Cole coming out on top.
Castellana throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Castellana moves into range and clinches up with Cole.
Cole misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Castellana fails to land.
Castellana prevents a body shot from Cole.
Castellana lands a body shot.
Cole working aggressively here.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Castellana avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cole gets through Castellana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Castellana fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cole as Castellana tries to tie him up.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castellana backwards.
Castellana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coles head.
Castellana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole lands a damaging elbow.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castellana pushes Cole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castellana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Castellana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Cole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gianni Castellana's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cole scores with a three punch combo!
Good exchange - Castellana coming out on top.
James Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole looks for the body kick but Castellana saw that one coming.
Cole cracks Castellana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castellana is rocked!
Cole moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castellana is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Castellana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cole looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
Castellana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castellana throws a head punch that misses.
Castellana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick from Cole, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castellana throws a body kick that misses.
Cole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cole lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Castellana up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Cole from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Castellana's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Cole!
In his post fight interview, James Cole started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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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