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Event:
Nfld raw 1
Date: Jul 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Castilho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL2#
Nyland clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Nyland drags the fight down to the ground.
Castilho won't allow Nyland to sweep him here. #SU#
Castilho gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Castilho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Castilho has managed to clinch.
Nyland is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Castilho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Castilho throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Nyland jumps guard and drags Castilho to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyland wants to stand and escape but Castilho is having none of it. #SU#
Castilho gets to his feet - Nyland follows without any prompting. #TD2#
Nyland shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castilho's guard.
Castilho has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nyland off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T1#
Romero Castilho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nyland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castilho as he jumps to the side.
Romero Castilho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Nyland.#CL#
Castilho closes the distance and clinches.
Nyland drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castilho gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Castilho fails to land.
Nyland working hard to break the clinch.#TD2#
Nyland pulls Castilho into guard.
Nyland is trying to control the position but Castilho postures up.
Castilho is looking to stand up but Nyland won't let him. #T2#
Nyland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Castilho postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Castilho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nyland. That one must have hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Nyland scores with a four punch combination!
Nyland tries to clinch up but Castilho circles away and keeps his distance.
Castilho tries to clinch up but Nyland circles away and keeps his distance.
Castilho fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Castilho moves into range and clinches up with Nyland.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nyland tries to stall but Castilho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T3#
Castilho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Nyland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nyland is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castilho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nyland doesn't manage to clinch there - Castilho circles away.
Nyland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castilho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nyland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castilho scrambles back to his feet.#CL#
Castilho clinches up against the cage.
Castilho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castilho working aggressively here.
Castilho throws a head punch that misses.
Castilho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castilho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho lands a shoulder strike.
Castilho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castilho has a couple of punches blocked by Nyland.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castilho working aggressively here.
#T4#
Castilho misses with a punch on the inside.
Castilho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nyland's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castilho.
Castilho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Nyland.
Nyland wants to break free but Castilho has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nyland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nyland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nyland takes a shot to the head.
Nyland blocks an uppercut.
Castilho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD2#
Nyland successfully pulls guard.
Nyland is trying to control the position but Castilho postures up.
Castilho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Castilho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Nyland has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Castilho is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Nyland.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romero Castilho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Castilho tries to clinch up but Nyland circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Castilho has Nyland up against the cage in a clinch.
Castilho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nyland can do to turn this around?
Castilho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nyland backwards.
Castilho has a couple of punches blocked by Nyland.
Nyland tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Castilho just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Nyland pulls guard effortlessly.
Nyland looking for a sweep. Not yet Nyland, not yet.
Nyland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Nyland is working an open guard so Castilho takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Nyland has managed to clinch.
Nyland blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Nyland blocking some punches.
Castilho lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Nyland gets control of Castilho's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nyland will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nyland trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Nyland is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Castilho rolls with it to try and escape but Nyland cranks on the arm and Castilho is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ross Nyland! |
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Event:
Nfld FN 9 Dixon vs Tiger
Date: Jun 23, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Castilho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castilho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castilho swings wildly with an uppercut but Lummer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castilho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lummer tries to pull guard but Castilho forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Castilho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lummer has Castilho pressed against the cage.
Castilho working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castilho misses with the head strike.
Lummer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castilho misses with a punch on the inside.
Castilho misses with some punches.
Lummer wants to stall.
Castilho lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Lummer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castilho backwards.
Castilho misses with some punches.
Castilho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castilho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castilho lands a hook that snaps the head of Lummer backwards.
Castilho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lummers head.
Castilho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lummer tries to break free but Castilho pushes him back against the cage.
Lummer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castilho working aggressively here.
Castilho misses with some punches.
Castilho throws a punch but it's blocked by Lummer.
Lummer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castilho throws a head punch that misses.
Castilho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Castilho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lummer. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castilho.
Castilho throws a head punch that misses.
Castilho throws a punch but it's blocked by Lummer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lummer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lummer blocking some punches.
Castilho throws a head punch that misses.
Castilho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho swings wildly with an uppercut but Lummer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castilho has a couple of punches blocked by Lummer.
Castilho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Castilho fails to land.
Castilho lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Castilho fails to land.
Lummer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lummer.
A head punch on the inside from Castilho fails to land.
Castilho misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Castilho fails to land.
Castilho lands a hook that snaps the head of Lummer backwards.
Lummer jumps guard but Castilho stands there with Lummer around his waist. Lummer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Castilho working aggressively here.
Castilho working aggressively here.
Castilho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Castilho.
Castilho pushes Lummer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lummer.
A short left from Castilho.
Castilho misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lummer. #T4#
Castilho pushes Lummer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#Lummer is rocked!
Castilho misses with a punch on the inside.
Castilho throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lummer taking a breather.
Castilho misses with some punches.
Castilho working aggressively here.
Castilho working aggressively here.
Castilho throws a head punch that misses.
Lummer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castilho throws a punch but it's blocked by Lummer.
Castilho pushes Lummer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lummer blocking some punches.
Lummer fails to pull guard.
Romero Castilho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Lummer.#BC2#
Lummer manages to break the clinch.
Castilho fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Castilho moves into range and clinches up with Lummer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lummer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romero Castilho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Castilho instigates a clinch.
Castilho throws a punch but it's blocked by Lummer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lummer.
Castilho lands a nice uppercut.
Castilho misses with a punch on the inside.
Lummer blocks an uppercut.
Romero Castilho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castilho lands a left hand.
Lummer is still on wobbly legs! Can Castilho finish him?
Castilho misses with the head strike.
Lummer seems to have recovered his senses.
Lummer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lummer blocking some punches.
Castilho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lummer.
Lummer tries to work over Castilho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lummer blocking some punches.
Castilho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T1#
Castilho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lummer tries a body shot but Castilho blocks it.
Castilho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castilho gets through Lummer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lummer blocking some punches.
Castilho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castilho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lummer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lummer takes a shot to the head.
Castilho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lummer blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lummer.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T2#
Castilho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lummer blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Lummer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Castilho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lummer blocks an uppercut.
Castilho working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lummer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lummer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Castilho misses with a punch on the inside.
Castilho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castilho is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Romero Castilho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Lummer.
A head punch on the inside from Castilho fails to land.
Lummer blocking some punches.
Lummer presses Castilho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castilho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lummer can do to turn this around?#T3#
A head punch on the inside from Castilho fails to land.
Lummer misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castilho.
Lummer has had enough of the clinch but Castilho keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castilho.
Lummer wants to take the fight to the mat but Castilho manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lummer blocks an uppercut.
Castilho blocks the elbow strike.
Lummer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Castilho throws a punch but it's blocked by Lummer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lummer. #BC2#
Lummer breaks the clinch.
Castilho moves to clinch but Lummer breaks away
and Lummer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lummer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dave Lummer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castilho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lummer paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Castilho moves into range and clinches up with Lummer.#T4#
Castilho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castilho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD2#
Lummer pulls guard successfully.
Lummer trying to keep a closed guard but Castilho is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Lummer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castilho is aware though and is defending well.#SU#
Lummer is working an open guard so Castilho takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castilho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lummer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lummer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castilho is looking to clinch but Lummer is avoiding it.
Lummer unleashes a big counter combination but Castilho bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romero Castilho dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##CL#
Castilho moves into the clinch.
Castilho lands a right hand.
Castilho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castilho blocks an uppercut.
Castilho scores with a shoulder strike.
Castilho swings wildly with an uppercut but Lummer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lummer blocking some punches.
Castilho working aggressively here.
Castilho has a couple of punches blocked by Lummer.
Castilho lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lummer works on Castilho's body with a couple of short punches.
Castilho has a couple of punches blocked by Lummer.
A head punch on the inside from Castilho fails to land.
Lummer lands a body shot.
Castilho working aggressively here.
#T1#
A short uppercut from Castilho.
Castilho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho swings wildly with an uppercut but Lummer uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Lummer pulls guard successfully.
Castilho won't allow Lummer to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Lummer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SU#
Castilho decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lummer tries to clinch but Castilho is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Lummer. Those never looked like landing.
Castilho tries to clinch but Lummer moves out of range.
Romero Castilho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Lummer throws a hook but Castilho avoids it easily.
Lummer misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Castilho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lummer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Castilho sprawls well. Castilho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lummer gets slowly back to his feet.
Lummer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castilho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lummer paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Castilho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castilho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lummer misses with a punch on the inside.
Castilho throws a head punch that misses.
Lummer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Castilho to keep the fight standing.#T3#
Castilho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castilho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lummer looking to slow down the pace here.
Lummer misses with a body punch.
Castilho has Lummer pressed against the cage, preventing Lummer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castilho has a couple of punches blocked by Lummer.
#T4#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castilho as Lummer tries to tie him up.
Lummer struggles to land a body shot inside as Castilho controls his hands.
Lummer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dave Lummer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lummer throws a punch but it's blocked by Castilho.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castilho blocks a body shot from Lummer.
Lummer tries to throw a body punch but Castilho avoids it by throwing Lummer back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romero Castilho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castilho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romero Castilho! |
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Event:
Nfld FN 6
Date: Jun 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Kyshenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Castilho sprawls well. He's pushed Kyshenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Kyshenko with that takedown attempt. #TD#
Castilho gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kyshenko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Castilho keeping moving, preventing Kyshenko from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyshenko is pushing down on Castilho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castilho is fighting to maintain full guard but Kyshenko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Castilho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Kyshenko is pressing down on Castilho's thigh, looking to free his foot. Castilho is holding on for now.
Kyshenko controlling the action here.
Castilho is not content to let Kyshenko control the position.
Kyshenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Castilho is trying to stand back up but Kyshenko is controlling him
Kyshenko has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kyshenko is looking to take a break and control but Castilho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kyshenko sitting and controlling from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kyshenko shoots in for a double leg but Castilho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Kyshenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castilho leaves Kyshenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castilho is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kyshenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castilho as he avoids it easily.
Castilho only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Castilho stuffs the takedown attempt from Kyshenko. Kyshenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Kyshenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Castilho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romero Castilho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Kyshenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Castilho!
Kyshenko is breathing heavily.
Castilho is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kyshenko asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T3##SUB#
Kyshenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Castilho is defending well.
Castilho is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kyshenko is controlling him well.
Kyshenko controls the position. #SUB#
Kyshenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Kyshenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Castilho knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T4#
Castilho tries to escape but Kyshenko is in control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Kyshenko has an Americana. Castilho didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kyshenko is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kyshenko hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Raul Kyshenko!
Raul Kyshenko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
Nfld 15
Date: May 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Paul tests Castilho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castilho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paul's knee momentarily.
Paul misses with a few strikes there.
And Castilho responds with a good body kick, but Paul manages to step out the way in time.
Paul throws a combination that misses
and Castilho counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Paul misses the target.
Castilho doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paul throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Castilho counter with a right hand.
Paul tries to bum rush Castilho with a series of wild strikes but Castilho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castilho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paul misses with a wild combination.
Paul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul swings widly with a right hand
and Castilho counters with a nice body shot.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Paul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castilho counters with a leg kick.
Castilho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Good leg kick by Castilho.
Castilho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
Castilho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paul throws a lazy uppercut
and Castilho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Jake Paul has been cut.
Paul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castilho throws an overhand right that drops Paul like a sack of potatoes! Castilho dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romero Castilho! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 28, 2022 |
#R1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Castilho.
Castilho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Naoi misses with a takedown
and Castilho counters with a leg kick.
Naoi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Naoi is breathing heavily.#TD#
Naoi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castilho's half guard.
Naoi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naoi prevents Castilho from standing back up.
Castilho taking some punishment here, with Naoi in his half guard.
Naoi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Naoi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Naoi lands a nice short elbow.
Naoi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castilho defending well though.
Castilho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castilho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Naoi drops an elbow to the side of Castilho's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naoi with the ground and pound but Castilho uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T1#
Naoi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naoi throwing strikes but missing.
Naoi is looking to work some ground and pound but Castilho has wrist control.
Naoi lands a couple of digs.
Naoi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Naoi working some strikes from top position.
Naoi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naoi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Naoi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Naoi is looking to work some ground and pound but Castilho has wrist control.
Naoi postures up and lands a big shot to Castilho's brow.
Naoi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Castilho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naoi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castilho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castilho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naoi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Castilho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Naoi is controlling him.
Naoi postures up and lands a big shot to Castilho's brow.
Naoi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Castilho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naoi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Naoi wants to control from the top but Castilho keeps moving.
Naoi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T3#
Naoi throwing strikes from guard but Castilho blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Castilho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Naoi trying to control the position from guard on top but Castilho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Naoi won't allow Castilho to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Naoi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Castilho did well to prevent Naoi getting side control.
Naoi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Castilho is refusing to be controlled, as Naoi sits in half guard.
Castilho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naoi.
Naoi is nestled in close to Castilho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Castilho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naoi. #T4#
Naoi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Naoi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Naoi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castilho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Castilho pushes Naoi off looking to stand but Naoi dives back in and keeps control.
Naoi is looking to take a break and control but Castilho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naoi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Naoi.
Naoi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castilho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Naoi is nestled in close to Castilho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naoi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Castilho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hikaru Naoi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Naoi darts in looking for a takedown but Castilho gets double underhooks and turns Naoi into the cage.
Castilho prevents the takedown attempt.
Naoi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hikaru Naoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castilho is pressed up against the cage. Naoi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castilho down to the mat. Castilho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #TD#
Naoi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Castilho is trying to stand.
Naoi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castilho can do to turn this around?
Naoi throwing shots but Castilho is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naoi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Naoi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Naoi thows a huge punch but Castilho dodges it nicely.
#T1#
Naoi thows a huge punch but Castilho dodges it nicely.
Naoi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castilho's head.
Castilho regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Naoi.
Castilho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Naoi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Naoi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hikaru Naoi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Naoi throws a strike but Castilho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SU2#
Castilho decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Naoi, up you get!
Hikaru Naoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castilho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice sprawl there from Castilho as Naoi shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Castilho enables Naoi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Castilho manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Castilho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naoi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castilho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naoi.
Naoi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naoi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naoi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naoi lands a couple of digs.
Castilho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naoi.
Naoi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Naoi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Naoi stands up over Castilho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Naoi lands a couple of digs.#T3#
Naoi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Naoi working some strikes from top position.
Naoi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Naoi throws an elbow that misses. Castilho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Naoi's guard. Nice move by Castilho!#REVB##SUB#
Naoi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Castilho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Castilho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Naoi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Naoi is looking for a triangle but Castilho pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Naoi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T4##SUB#
Naoi working for a triangle but Castilho defends it easily.
#SUB#
Naoi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Naoi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Castilho defends it easily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Naoi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hikaru Naoi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Naoi tries for a takedown but Castilho circles away easily
and Castilho counters with a right hand to the body. #TD#
Naoi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Castilho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Naoi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Naoi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Castilho dodges the ground and pound from Naoi.
Castilho is trying to get back to his feet.
Naoi cracks Castilho with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Naoi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Castilho is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castilho is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Naoi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Naoi tries to score with some ground and pound. Castilho controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Castilho is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Naoi is controlling him well.
Naoi in side control, throwing shots but Castilho defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Naoi.
Naoi working the body and head with strikes.
Naoi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Naoi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Castilho some visible discomfort.
Naoi tries to score with some ground and pound. Castilho controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Naoi crashes against the mat.
Naoi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Castilho taking punishment in the form of punches.
Castilho is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Naoi is controlling him well.
Romero Castilho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Naoi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Castilho some visible discomfort.
Naoi landing strikes.
Naoi cracks Castilho with a big elbow.
Naoi scoring with punches from side control.
Naoi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Naoi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Castilho is avoiding damage well.
Castilho takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Naoi in side control, throwing shots but Castilho defends.
Naoi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Castilho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naoi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee asks Naoi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Naoi prefers to stall for the moment though.#T3#
Naoi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Castilho some visible discomfort.
Sloppy strikes there by Naoi.
Naoi working the ground and pound from side control.
Castilho managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Naoi.
Naoi grinds an elbow into Castilho's temple.
Castilho taking punishment in the form of punches.
Naoi landing strikes.
Naoi working the body and head with strikes.
Naoi is working Castilho over with some ground and pound from side control.
Naoi is chipping away with strikes.
Naoi cracks Castilho with a big elbow. #T4#
Naoi scoring with punches from side control.
Naoi lands some shots froms side control.
Naoi landing strikes.
Naoi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Castilho down.
Naoi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Castilho some visible discomfort.
Castilho taking a bit of punishment here - Naoi scoring with strikes.
Castilho is working to avoid the ground and pound but Naoi connects with a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naoi cracks Castilho with a big elbow.
Naoi working the ground and pound.
Naoi scoring with punches and elbows.
Naoi landing a few strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hikaru Naoi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Naoi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hikaru Naoi! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Queue tries to clinch up but Castilho circles away and keeps his distance.
A quick step to the side and Castilho tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Queue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castilho lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Queue darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a good low kick that Queue was not able to check.
Queue is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Queue changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castilho tries to avoid it but Queue manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castilho to the ground. Castilho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queue shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Queue shoots in looking for a takedown. Castilho tries to sprawl out of it but Queue keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castilho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Romero Castilho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bat Queue.#T1#
Queue with a poor takedown
and Castilho counters with a low kick, right behind Queue 's knee.
Queue looks winded!
Castilho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Queue takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Queue on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Queue misses with a takedown
and Castilho counters with a nice uppercut.
Castilho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Queue should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Castilho throws a leg kick which misses Queue's front leg but catches the back leg as Queue tries to avoid it.
Castilho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Castilho misses with a head kick.
#T2#
Queue keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Queue misses with a takedown
and Castilho counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Romero Castilho! |
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Event:
SENSEI FC 18
Date: Apr 02, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Saitoh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Saitoh trying to control from half guard but Castilho is working away.
Saitoh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saitoh not doing much here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Saitoh connects with a nice short shot to Castilho's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saitoh drops an elbow to the side of Castilho's head.
Ground and pound from Saitoh.
Castilho is in trouble now - Saitoh has advanced to mount!
Saitoh scoring with strikes but Castilho is staying in there. #T1#
Saitoh cracks Castilho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saitoh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#ROC#Castilho is rocked!
Saitoh landing strikes from the mount.
Castilho is still in real trouble! Can Saitoh finish him?
Saitoh lands a nice shot to the head.
Saitoh lands a couple of good shots and Castilho has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Saitoh lands a series of strikes from the back and Castilho goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Saitoh! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 20, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Inhanamoto pushes Castilho up against the cage in a clinch.
Castilho looking to stall.
Inhanamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castilho backwards.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Castilho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Inhanamoto working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inhanamoto.
Castilho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castilho.
Inhanamoto tries to work over Castilho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto is looking to control Castilho's arms but Castilho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Inhanamoto has his back to the cage.
Inhanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Castilho controls the action.
Inhanamoto misses with some punches.
Castilho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Inhanamoto fails to land.
Castilho leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Castilho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Inhanamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Castilho.
Castilho blocks an uppercut.
Inhanamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castilho's elbow.
Inhanamoto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Castilho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castilho misses with an elbow strike.
#T2#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Castilho avoiding damage.
Inhanamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inhanamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castilho taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Castilho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inhanamoto is defending well for now.
Inhanamoto working aggressively here.
#T3#
Castilho tries to stall but Inhanamoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Inhanamoto tries a body shot but Castilho blocks it.
Inhanamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inhanamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inhanamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Castilho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castilho controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Inhanamoto fails to land.
Inhanamoto gets through Castilho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Inhanamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Castilho controls his hands.
Inhanamoto misses with the head strike.
#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Inhanamoto fails to land.
Castilho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Castilho taking a breather.
Castilho is trying to maintain a safe position but Inhanamoto gets an underhook and turns Castilho into the cage.
Castilho looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Castilho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#KD#
Inhanamoto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Castilho sprawling to the canvas! Castilho rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Inhanamoto finish him?!
#ROC#Castilho is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Romero Castilho has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Inhanamoto.
Castilho is still on wobbly legs! Can Inhanamoto finish him?
Castilho looks winded!
Inhanamoto lands an uppercut, right on the button! Castilho tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joey Inhanamoto! |
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