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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ozzie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Bentham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentham has chosen Death March as his entrance music. Jeremy Bentham has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozzie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Bentham!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bentham ducks under a wild hook from Castillo.
Bentham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bentham tries to clinch but Castillo moves out of range.
Bentham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bentham was well out of range. Poor timing from Castillo.
Castillo swings widly with a right hand
and Bentham counters with a big head kick but Castillo shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bentham tries to clinch but Castillo moves out of range.
Bentham looks to clinch
and Castillo counters with a crisp one two that drops Bentham! Castillo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bentham to his feet! Bentham is in big trouble!
Bentham clinches up with Castillo and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo tries to circle away but Bentham has him pinned against the cage.
Castillo stalling in the clinch but Bentham improves position.
Bentham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castillo's efforts to push away.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castillo avoids it.
Castillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bentham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bentham wants to clinch
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bentham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentham forces Castillo back against the cage and clinches.
Bentham keeps control of Castillo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bentham lands a good knee to the midsection. Castillo won't want to take too many of those.
Castillo tries to circle away but Bentham has him pinned against the cage.
Bentham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bentham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo tries to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling the position.
Bentham scores a nice knee to the body.
Castillo managing to block the knees to the body from Bentham.
Castillo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bentham has him pressed against the cage.
Castillo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
Bentham with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ozzie Castillo has been cut.
Bentham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castillo tries to circle away but Bentham has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castillo blocks it with crossed arms.
Castillo working hard to break the clinch.
Castillo breaks from the clinch.
Castillo throws a hook but Bentham blocks it.
Bentham wants to clinch but Castillo slips to the side
and Castillo counters with a one-two to the body.
Castillo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bentham.
Castillo loads up on a big right hand but Bentham slips the punch.
Bentham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castillo.
Castillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Castillo swings widly with a right hand
and Bentham makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Castillo really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but Castillo blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Castillo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Bentham has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo has a couple of punches blocked by Bentham.
Bentham has Castillo pressed against the cage, preventing Castillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Castillo on the inside.
Castillo can't break the clinch.
Bentham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castillo tries to break free but Bentham pushes him back against the cage.
Castillo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castillo tries to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling the position.
Castillo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bentham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castillo wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozzie Castillo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ozzie Castillo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bentham tries to close the distance and clinch but Castillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castillo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castillo cracks Bentham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ozzie Castillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bentham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Bentham darts in trying to clinch
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Castillo misses.
Castillo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Castillo misses with a hook. Bentham ducked under it nicely.
Castillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Castillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castillo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bentham momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bentham doesn't manage to clinch there - Castillo circles away.
Castillo throws a hook but Bentham avoids it easily.
Bentham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bentham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castillo's efforts to push away.
Bentham scores with a knee to the head.
Castillo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castillo avoids the elbow strike from Bentham, against the cage.
Castillo is trying to force a seperation but Bentham has the dominant position.
Castillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Bentham has double underhooks.
Bentham looking to throw knees to the head but Castillo is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bentham lands a nice knee to the body.
Bentham tries a knee to the head but Castillo blocks it.
Castillo can't break the clinch.
Castillo can't break the clinch.
Bentham tries a knee to the head but Castillo blocks it.
Castillo is trying to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling him.
Bentham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castillo is trying to force a seperation but Bentham has the dominant position.
Bentham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castillo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but Castillo blocks with his arms.
Castillo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Castillo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castillo misses with the head strike.
Castillo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo tries to circle away but Bentham has him pinned against the cage.
Castillo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bentham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castillo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bentham.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bentham throws an elbow but misses.
Castillo can't break the clinch.
Bentham has Castillo pressed against the cage, preventing Castillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castillo working hard to break the clinch.
Bentham misses with a knee to the head.
Castillo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bentham tries a knee to the head but Castillo blocks it.
Castillo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Bentham has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Castillo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
Bentham misses with a knee strike.
Castillo blocks an elbow strike from Bentham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeremy Bentham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ozzie Castillo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Castillo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Castillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bentham moves away.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bentham is looking to clinch but Castillo is avoiding it.
Bentham closes the distance and clinches.
Bentham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bentham lands a good knee to the midsection. Castillo won't want to take too many of those.
Castillo is trying to force a seperation but Bentham has the dominant position.
Bentham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castillo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bentham is keeping busy.
Bentham with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castillo is trying to break the clinch but Bentham has him pressed against the cage.
Castillo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castillo lands with a light punch inside.
Bentham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castillo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bentham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castillo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bentham lands an elbow just above Castillo 's eye.
Bentham connects with a knee to the head.
Ozzie Castillo's cut is getting worse.
Castillo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bentham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castillo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bentham lands a good knee to the midsection. Castillo won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bentham tries a knee to the head but Castillo blocks it.
Bentham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castillo blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bentham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castillo's brow.
Bentham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentham misses with a knee strike.
Castillo can't break the clinch.
Bentham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bentham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bentham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bentham looking to throw knees to the head but Castillo is blocking nicely.
Castillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bentham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bentham ducks under a wild hook from Castillo.
Bentham defending well as Castillo loads up on a big left hand.
Bentham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bentham moves out of range as Castillo strikes.
Bentham doesn't manage to clinch there - Castillo circles away.
Bentham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Castillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bentham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bentham 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentham closes the distance looking to clinch
and Castillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bentham has managed to clinch.
Castillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castillo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castillo is trying to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling him.
Bentham blocking some punches.
Bentham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Bentham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bentham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Bentham!
Jeremy Bentham decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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