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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kawoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Castle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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189 cm
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Kawoski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawoski throws out a loose jab but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawoski avoids the head kick by Castle.
Kawoski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Castle is trying to defend but Kawoski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kawoski blocks the strikes from Castle.
Castle is trying to get back to full guard.
Kawoski tries to stand but can't do so whilst Castle controls his leg.
Castle missing with punches from the bottom.
Castle punching from the bottom.
Castle 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.
Castle is looking for a sweep. Kawoski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castle actively working from the bottom here.
Kawoski is thwarting Castle's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Castle tries to clinch but Kawoski moves out of range.
Castle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawoski shoots in and bounces Castle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawoski stands up from Castle's guard - Kawoski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kawoski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kawoski lands in his opponent's guard.
Castle throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Castle is looking for a triangle but Kawoski pushes his legs off easily.
Kawoski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Castle's guard.
Kawoski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kawoski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Castle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Castle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawoski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kawoski wants to take a breather but Castle is having none of it.
Kawoski stands up out of the half guard.
Kawoski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Castle sprawls well initially but Kawoski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kawoski pulls his head out easily.
Kawoski working the head and body with strikes.
Kawoski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kawoski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Castle defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawoski tries to pass to full mount but Castle defends it.
Kawoski stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a high kick!
Castle throws a sloppy head kick and Kawoski moves out of range easily.
Castle throws a sloppy head kick and Kawoski moves out of range easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kawoski.
Kawoski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Castle to his feet.
Castle throws a sloppy head kick and Kawoski moves out of range easily.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Kawoski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Castle is trying to control Kawoski's posture but Kawoski avoids it.
Kawoski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Castle to his feet.
Kawoski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kawoski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castle. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle wants to hold on but Kawoski pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawoski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Castle has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Castle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kawoski gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Castle throws a head kick that half lands.
Kawoski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Castle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kawoski.
Kawoski seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kawoski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Castle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Kawoski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castle's half guard.
Kawoski stands up from half guard.
Castle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kawoski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alex Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kawoski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Castle's guard now.
Igor Kawoski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Castle striking off his back but it's not causing Kawoski any problems.
Kawoski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kawoski!
Castle is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kawoski is surviving well by controlling Castle's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawoski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kawoski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Castle is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kawoski has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kawoski is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Castle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kawoski's face.
Kawoski tries to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
Kawoski is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castle scoring with strikes but Kawoski is staying in there.
Kawoski is desperately trying to improve his position but Castle has a good base and remains in mount.
Castle looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kawoski is looking to get to half guard.
Kawoski really wants to buck Castle off and get back to his feet.
Kawoski tries to reverse the position but Castle maintains control.
Kawoski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Castle is landing with some decent strikes but Kawoski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Castle cracks Kawoski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Castle has control of Kawoski's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kawoski regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Castle looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawoski wants to try and get back to his feet.
Castle is going olschool here, as he tries to force Kawoski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kawoski shrugs it off.
Kawoski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Castle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kawoski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kawoski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kawoski really wants to buck Castle off and get back to his feet.
Kawoski working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kawoski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kawoski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kawoski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kawoski is trying desperately to improve position.
Castle lands a nice shot to the head.
Castle avoids the attempt from Kawoski to control.
Castle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kawoski tries to reverse the position but Castle maintains control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kawoski'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.
Kawoski can't escape the position.
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 Alex Castle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Castle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kawoski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kawoski gets a takedown into half guard.
Kawoski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Castle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Castle scores with a nice shot.
Castle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kawoski!
Kawoski is in a horrible position here. Castle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kawoski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kawoski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle wants to control the pace but Kawoski is squirming around nicely.
Kawoski tries to buck Castle off but he can't manage it.
Kawoski tries to reverse the position but Castle maintains control.
Castle is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Castle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Castle!
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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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