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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Castilho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marcus Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlito Castilho!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castilho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson darts in and clinches Castilho up against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castilho controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Castilho.
Castilho blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castilho has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Castilho won't allow it.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson cracks Castilho with a nice body shot.
Castilho blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Castilho is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castilho has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castilho.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Castilho circles away.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Castilho counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Castilho circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castilho manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castilho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
enabling Castilho to counter with a crisp jab.
Castilho misses with a looping left.
Johnson moves to clinch but Castilho breaks away
and Castilho counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Castilho pushes him off.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Castilho misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castilho works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Castilho - that landed with a thud.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castilho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castilho.
Castilho taking a breather.
Castilho manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Castilho counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castilho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castilho counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Castilho thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Castilho throws a head kick that misses.
Castilho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castilho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Castilho counters with a head kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Castilho avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Castilho seems unphased.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castilho has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Castilho backwards.
Castilho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Castilho's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Castilho.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Castilho knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho moves away
and Castilho counters with a nice body kick.
Castilho keeps the fight on the outside.
Castilho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Castilho misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castilho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castilho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castilho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a body punch but Castilho moves out of range.
Castilho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castilho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castilho lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Castilho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson jabs at Castilho's body.
Castilho keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castilho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Castilho cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Johnson darts in and clinches Castilho up against the cage.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Castilho uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Castilho.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Castilho tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A short left from Castilho.
A head punch on the inside from Castilho fails to land.
Castilho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castilho.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castilho's elbow.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Castilho.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castilho blocks an uppercut.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson wants to clinch but Castilho slips to the side
and Castilho counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Castilho slips the punch.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castilho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castilho counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castilho.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Castilho finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho is having none of it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho moves away
and Castilho counters with a left to the body.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castilho swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castilho lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Castilho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Castilho counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castilho.
Castilho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho moves away
and Castilho counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Castilho throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Marcus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Castilho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castilho swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Castilho ducks down to avoid it.
Castilho misses with a wild body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Castilho in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Castilho to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho is having none of it.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castilho cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castilho finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castilho moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Castilho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Castilho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castilho cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Castilho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Castilho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Castilho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castilho counters with a nice kick to the body.
Castilho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castilho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castilho missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlito Castilho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castilho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Castilho connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Castilho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Castilho lands the left hand.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Castilho swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Castilho moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Castilho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castilho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Castilho controlling the action here for a moment.
Castilho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castilho misses with a body punch.
Castilho stalling.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castilho manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson pushes Castilho up against the cage in a clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Castilho misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Castilho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Castilho is controlling him.
Castilho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Castilho.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Castilho.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Castilho misses.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Castilho counters with a nice body shot.
Castilho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Castilho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson looks to clinch
and Castilho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castilho momentarily.
Castilho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Castilho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Castilho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castilho scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson rushes Castilho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Castilho tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Castilho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castilho blocks an uppercut.
Castilho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castilho thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Castilho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Castilho throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Castilho walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Castilho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Castilho.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho is having none of it.
Castilho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castilho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Castilho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson checks a low kick from Castilho.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Castilho shakes it off.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castilho.
Castilho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Castilho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castilho has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castilho lands a left hand.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Castilho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castilho presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castilho blocks an uppercut.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Castilho.
Castilho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Castilho controls his hands.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Castilho misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Castilho scores with a hook to the body.
Castilho tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Castilho back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castilho tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Castilho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Castilho breaks the clinch.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson clinches up with Castilho and pushes him back against the cage.
Castilho manages to break the clinch.
Castilho swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Castilho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson wants to clinch but Castilho slips to the side
and Castilho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castilho in his tracks.
Castilho tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castilho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
letting Castilho counter with a right hand.
Castilho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Castilho dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Castilho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castilho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castilho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castilho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson moves to clinch but Castilho breaks away
and Castilho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Castilho circles away.
Castilho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castilho circles away quickly and effectively.
Castilho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson misses with a hook
enabling Castilho to counter with a crisp jab.
Castilho slips a straight right by Johnson.
Castilho moves away from the strike by Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Castilho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from Johnson misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch but Castilho slips to the side
and Castilho counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson moves to clinch but Castilho breaks away
and Castilho counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castilho counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castilho.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Castilho has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Castilho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries a body shot but Castilho blocks it.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castilho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Castilho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castilho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castilho's elbow.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castilho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Castilho controls his hands.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castilho's elbow.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castilho breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castilho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castilho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Castilho circles away and keeps his distance.
Castilho looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Castilho pushes him off.
Castilho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Castilho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castilho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Castilho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho moves away
and Castilho counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Castilho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a straight right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch but Castilho slips to the side
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castilho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castilho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Castilho pushes him off.
Castilho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Johnson clearly takes that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Castilho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castilho's hands.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson misses with a hook. Castilho ducked under it nicely.
Castilho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castilho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castilho lands a nice looking body kick.
Castilho ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Castilho keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castilho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castilho throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson tries to bum rush Castilho with a series of wild strikes but Castilho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castilho counters with a body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch but Castilho slips to the side
and Castilho counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Castilho lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson cracks Castilho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Castilho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson darts in and clinches Castilho up against the cage.
Castilho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Castilho off the cage and back into range.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castilho throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Castilho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castilho circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Castilho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Castilho counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Castilho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Castilho slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch
enabling Castilho to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castilho on the side of the head.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Castilho.
Johnson cracks Castilho with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Castilho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castilho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Castilho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Castilho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Castilho tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson sizes up Castilho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson throws a hook but Castilho blocks it.
Castilho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Castilho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Castilho counters with a right hand to the body.
Castilho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Castilho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a body kick.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castilho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castilho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castilho counters with an inside leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Castilho circles away.
Castilho throws a body kick that misses.
Castilho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Castilho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a right hand to the body.
Castilho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Castilho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnson wants to clinch but Castilho slips to the side
and Castilho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson misses with a hook. Castilho ducked under it nicely.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson tries a body shot but Castilho blocks it.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Castilho.
Johnson pushes Castilho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Castilho won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castilho throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Castilho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castilho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Castilho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castilho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castilho throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Castilho throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice defenses there by Castilho.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castilho throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Castilho's head.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Castilho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Johnson had his way with Carlito Castilho in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Castilho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Castilho keeps the fight on the outside.
Castilho misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castilho, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castilho.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Castilho counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnson moves to clinch but Castilho breaks away
and Castilho finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Castilho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Castilho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Castilho circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castilho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castilho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Castilho.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castilho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Castilho counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Castilho counters with a body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Castilho avoids the punch easily.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Castilho counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Castilho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Castilho.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Castilho swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Castilho circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Castilho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castilho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Castilho.
Johnson tries to bum rush Castilho with a series of wild strikes but Castilho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castilho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castilho. Castilho obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Castilho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab when Castilho was well out of range.
Castilho lands with a nice body kick.
Castilho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Castilho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castilho slips under a jab.
Castilho scores with a leg kick.
Castilho lands with an overhand left.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Castilho is out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Castilho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Castilho circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Castilho finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castilho.
Castilho tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Castilho circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castilho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castilho throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Castilho moves away and avoids it.
Castilho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castilho counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Castilho slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Castilho swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho moves away
and Castilho counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Castilho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Castilho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Castilho circles away and keeps his distance.
Castilho throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castilho doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Castilho.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carlito Castilho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Castilho circles away.
Marcus Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Castilho counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Castilho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Johnson!
Marcus Johnson retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Marcus Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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