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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lidel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidel Castro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Fluke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lidel Castro!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fluke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Castro misses.
Fluke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fluke can pounce on him.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fluke.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Castro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fluke has managed to clinch.
Fluke trying to land knees to the body.
Fluke working aggressively here.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Fluke has him pressed against the cage.
Castro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castro blocks an uppercut.
Fluke misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castro.
Fluke misses with a body punch.
Fluke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castro blocks an uppercut.
Fluke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fluke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fluke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fluke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fluke missing with knees to the body.
Castro tries to break the clinch but Fluke is controlling the position.
Castro managing to block the knees to the body from Fluke.
Castro dodges an elbow strike from Fluke.
Fluke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castro blocks an uppercut.
Fluke misses with a punch on the inside.
Castro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castro slips a jab from Fluke.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fluke. That's going to slow Castro down.
Lidel Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.
Fluke slips a jab from Castro.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fluke throws out the jab.
Fluke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Castro.
Fluke is looking to slow Castro down with leg kicks.
Castro looks to land a right hand but Fluke moved out of range.
Fluke tries to work over Castro's front leg with a kick but Castro checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castro.
Fluke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castro, pushing him back against the cage.
Fluke misses with some punches.
Castro prevents a body shot from Fluke.
Fluke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Fluke.
Fluke taking a breather.
Fluke lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castro.
Fluke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fluke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Fluke fails to land.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castro throws a series of punches but Fluke avoids them all with ease.
Fluke cracks the inside of Castro's front leg.
Fluke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Fluke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castro.
Fluke throws a big shot that misses.
Fluke throws a hook but Castro avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Castro throws a right and a left that Fluke avoids nicely.
Fluke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fluke.
Fluke wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
Castro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fluke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fluke.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Fluke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fluke.
Castro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fluke swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Fluke thows a body shot but no joy.
Fluke misses with an uppercut.
Fluke lands with a hook. Castro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fluke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castro momentarily.
Fluke scores with a shot to the body.
Fluke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.
Fluke misses the shot to the body.
Fluke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fluke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fluke throws a head punch that misses.
Fluke misses with an elbow over the top.
Castro prevents a body shot from Fluke.
A right hook to the body lands for Fluke.
Castro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fluke lands a shot to the body.
Castro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castro blocks an elbow strike from Fluke.
Fluke throws a head punch that misses.
Castro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fluke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fluke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castro's efforts to push away.
Fluke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castro's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke 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.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Castro looks to land a combination but Fluke avoids it well.
Fluke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fluke misses with a hook.
Lidel Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fluke circles away quickly and effectively.
Castro misses with a looping right.
Castro throws a series of punches but Fluke moves out of range.
Castro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fluke.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fluke.
Fluke lands with a nice body punch.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Fluke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fluke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fluke. Castro shrugs it off though.
Fluke swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Fluke throws a leg kick which misses Castro's front leg but catches the back leg as Castro tries to avoid it.
Castro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fluke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fluke has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fluke connects with a solid leg kick.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Fluke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fluke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castro. That did some damage!
Fluke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castro misses with a double jab
and Fluke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fluke works Castro's body with a nice hook.
Fluke stalks Castro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Castro's face. Castro staggers backwards, shaken.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fluke!
Fluke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fluke lands with an overhand left.
Fluke cracks Castro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fluke with a hook.
Castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fluke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fluke thuds a left hand into Castro's body.
Castro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fluke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fluke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Fluke.
Fluke lands an elbow that stopped Castro in his tracks for a moment.
Fluke lands with a light punch inside.
Fluke misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Fluke.
A short body shot lands from Fluke as the two fighters clinch.
Fluke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fluke is leaning against Castro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castro.
Fluke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fluke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castro's brow.
Fluke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fluke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fluke presses Castro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fluke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castro has had enough of the clinch but Fluke keeps him there for the moment.
Fluke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fluke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fluke.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fluke.
Fluke digs a right hand underneath Castro's ribcage. Castro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fluke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fluke lands with a left to the head.
Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Fluke.
Fluke lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Lidel Castro has been cut.
A short right from Fluke.
Fluke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castro avoiding damage as Fluke throws knees to the body.
Castro avoiding damage as Fluke throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Fluke.
Fluke throws an elbow that misses.
Fluke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fluke tries to stall but Castro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fluke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke tries a body shot but Castro blocks it.
Castro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castro lands with a left to the head.
Fluke trying to land knees to the body.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Fluke is controlling him.
Fluke misses with an elbow strike.
Fluke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castro is trying to force a seperation but Fluke has the dominant position.
Fluke misses with some punches.
Fluke misses with a body punch.
Fluke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castro's elbow.
Fluke lands a body punch.
Castro prevents a body shot from Fluke.
Fluke tries a body shot but Castro blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fluke struggles to land a body shot inside as Castro controls his hands.
Castro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fluke stalling in the clinch.
Castro blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lidel Castro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Fluke.
Fluke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fluke throws a hook but Castro avoids it easily.
Castro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luke Fluke is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro cracks Fluke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fluke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Castro throws a jab but it's blocked by Fluke.
Fluke throws a leg kick which misses Castro's front leg but catches the back leg as Castro tries to avoid it.
Castro misses with a combination
and Fluke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fluke throws a leg kick but Castro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fluke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Fluke.
Castro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fluke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fluke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Castro misses with a double jab
and Fluke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fluke.
Fluke throws a head kick but Castro moves out of range.
Castro misses with the combination.
Castro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Castro misses.
Fluke slips under a jab from Castro.
Fluke connects with a body shot.
Castro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fluke defending well as Castro loads up on a big left hand.
Fluke connects with the punch.
Castro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fluke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fluke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fluke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castro fails to land with a series of punches.
Fluke fakes the leg kick and cracks Castro in the body.
Castro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fluke dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Fluke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Castro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fluke thumps Castro with a low kick.
Fluke walks into a stiff left hand from Castro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Fluke.
Castro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot by Fluke.
Fluke swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Fluke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fluke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castro moves forwards but Fluke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fluke misses the target.
Fluke takes a swing at Castro's ribcage but misses.
Fluke throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
Fluke misses with a wild body shot.
Castro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fluke.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fluke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fluke scores with a spinning back kick!
Castro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fluke.
Castro throws a series of punches but Fluke moves out of range.
A slow jab from Fluke misses its intended target.
Fluke is looking to slow Castro down with leg kicks.
Castro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Fluke slips the punch.
Lidel Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fluke catches Castro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Castro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fluke.
Fluke cracks the inside of Castro's front leg.
Castro swinging wildly here.
Fluke throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Castro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fluke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Castro if he has to take too many more of those.
Fluke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fluke lands with a shot to the body.
Fluke scores with a nice head shot.
Fluke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Fluke.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fluke.
Castro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fluke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castro in his tracks.
Fluke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fluke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Castro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fluke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fluke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Castro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fluke keeps control of Castro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fluke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castros head.
Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castro trying to stall but Fluke improves his position.
Castro tries to break free but Fluke pushes him back against the cage.
Fluke lands a shoulder strike.
Fluke misses with a body punch.
Fluke throws a head punch that misses.
Fluke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fluke misses with the head strike.
Castro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fluke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fluke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fluke blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Fluke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fluke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Fluke!
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RATING
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