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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stafford Alois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redof Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alois's entrance music is Promised Land. A fine choice. Redof Castro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stafford Alois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Redof Castro!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro lands with a kick to the temple. Alois shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alois could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Alois tries to keep at a distance but Castro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castro misses with a knee to the head.
Alois wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castro has him pressed against the ropes.
Castro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alois drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castro tries a knee to the head but Alois blocks it.
Alois changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alois has managed to clinch.
Castro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alois wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alois wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castro tries to land knees in the clinch but Alois avoids the damage to the body.
Castro wants a takedown.
Alois is trying to break the clinch but Castro has him pressed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Castro tries a knee to the head but Alois blocks it.
Castro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alois pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Castro lands with a short shot to the head.
Castro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Alois lands a nice uppercut.
Castro lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Stafford Alois has been cut.
Alois is breathing heavily.
Castro is trying to trip Alois. He has hold of a leg but Alois is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Castro persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro stands up over Alois, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Castro is in close to Alois's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Castro thows a big elbow that misses.
Castro working some strikes from top position.
Alois pulls Castro in close to his closed guard and prevents Castro from doing any damage or advancing position.
Castro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Castro is looking to work some ground and pound but Alois has wrist control.
Alois throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Castro thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro thows a big elbow that misses.
Alois is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Castro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Castro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alois looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castro is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alois at a distance.
Castro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Castro postures up and lands a big shot to Alois's brow.
Alois striking off his back but it's not causing Castro any problems.
Castro landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro works over Alois with some ground and pound from guard.
Castro lands a couple of digs.
Alois is striking from the bottom but Castro uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ground and pound from Castro.
Castro working Alois over with strikes.
Castro is working for a kimura but Alois is defending it quite comfortably.
Castro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alois trying to control but Castro postures up.
Castro postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Alois to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alois circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Redof Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stafford Alois's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castro shoots in but no luck this time.
Alois closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alois lands in his opponent's guard.
Castro is looking to stand back up but Alois counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Castro.
Alois misses with a head shot. Castro uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alois slips nicely into half guard.
Alois prevents Castro from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Alois is looking to take a break and control but Castro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alois stops Castro from getting back to his feet.
Castro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alois.
Alois thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castro's head.
Alois trying to control from Castro's half guard. Castro has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Castro takes the fight into the clinch.
Castro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castro lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alois blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castro landing knees to the body.
Castro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castro lands an elbow just above Alois 's eye.
Castro landing knees to the head.
Alois can't break the clinch.
Castro has clasped his hands together around Alois's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Castro grinds an elbow into Alois's temple.
Castro is putting a hurting on Alois here, landing some big shots from side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Castro. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Castro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alois is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A control attempt from Alois but he's now mounted!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Castro goes for an armbar but Alois turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Alois.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Alois pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro is keeping the position for now.
Castro throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Alois wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alois looking to pass the guard.
Castro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Castro lands a heavy elbow.
Castro cracks Alois with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Castro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alois hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Castro has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alois's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Redof Castro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stafford Alois's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Castro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alois will feel that in the morning.
Stafford Alois is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alois misses with a head kick.
Castro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alois, pushing him back against the ropes.
Castro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alois gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castro.
Castro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Castro lands a damaging elbow.
Alois fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alois takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castro with a knee to the head.
Castro connects with a knee to the head.
Castro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Redof Castro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alois throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Castro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alois is one step ahead there.
Alois trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alois thows a big elbow that misses.
Castro pushes Alois off and gets back to his feet.
Alois avoids the head kick by Castro.
The crowd cheers as Castro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alois doesn't seem phased though.
Alois throws a wild body kick that Castro sees coming a mile off.
Castro rushes Alois and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Castro misses with a knee to the head.
Castro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alois has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Castro.
Alois scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castro lands a body punch.
Castro misses with a knee strike.
Castro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alois pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alois pulls guard effortlessly.
Castro won't allow Alois to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Castro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alois working a defensive guard but Castro manages to pass into side control anyway.
Alois is looking to reverse the position.
Alois is working hard here to advance position.
Alois on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Castro working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro working the ground and pound.
Alois misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Alois can't do much from the bottom here.
Alois throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Alois takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Castro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Castro scores with punches from side control.
Castro in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands an elbow.
Redof Castro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alois on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Castro wants to control but Alois is keeping him busy.
Castro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Castro lands an elbow.
Alois takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Alois wants to control but Castro postures up.
Stafford Alois has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alois keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Redof Castro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Redof Castro!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Redof Castro!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Redof Castro!
Redof Castro wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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