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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jach Bresnar (ranked 4810 p4p, 5358 weight class) and Castotini Daniel (ranked 471 p4p, 505 weight class). Castotini Daniel struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jach Bresnar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jach Bresnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Castotini Daniel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel tries to keep at a distance but Bresnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bresnar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bresnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bresnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bresnar attempts a counter takedown but Daniel avoids it well and moves away.
Daniel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daniel tries to keep at a distance but Bresnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bresnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniel tries for a takedown but Bresnar circles away easily
and Bresnar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bresnar.
Daniel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bresnar is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Bresnar as the two fighters clinch.
Bresnar avoiding damage as Daniel throws knees to the body.
Daniel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bresnar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daniel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bresnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel shoots in looking for a takedown. Bresnar tries to sprawl out of it but Daniel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bresnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jach Bresnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Castotini Daniel.
Daniel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Daniel has a takedown stuffed.
Daniel looks winded!
Daniel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bresnar avoids it really well and circles away.
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bresnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daniel.
Bresnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bresnar.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bresnar.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bresnar.
Bresnar scores with a hook to the body.
Bresnar stalling in the clinch.
Bresnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bresnar closes the distance and clinches.
Daniel takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bresnar is pushing Daniel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bresnar has been working on his balance at Puncher's Chance Collective, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Daniel.
Bresnar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniel backwards.
Bresnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar rushes Daniel and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bresnar.
Bresnar breaks from the clinch.
Daniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bresnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniel.
Bresnar circles away from the clinch attempt
so Bresnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Daniel is wriggling around but Bresnar manages to pass to half guard.
Daniel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bresnar slips a nice elbow through Daniel's hands, connecting with Daniel's forehead.
Bresnar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Bresnar.
Daniel trying to get back to full guard but Bresnar takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bresnar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bresnar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bresnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bresnar continues to stall.
Bresnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bresnar raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
BOOM! Bresnar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jach Bresnar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Daniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bresnar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Daniel wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bresnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniel can do to turn this around?
Bresnar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Daniel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bresnar avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bresnar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Daniel blocks a body shot from Bresnar.
Daniel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bresnar misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Daniel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bresnar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bresnar landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Daniel's face as Bresnar controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar is chipping away with strikes.
Bresnar tries to move to mount but Daniel blocks the move with his legs.
Bresnar controls the position.
Bresnar wants to control but Daniel is keeping him busy.
Daniel is letting Bresnar control him for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Daniel tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bresnar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bresnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bresnar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
More hug and hope from Bresnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar raining down shots from the mount!
Bresnar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bresnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bresnar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Daniel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jach Bresnar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Daniel throws a hook to the side of Bresnar's head but Bresnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniel moves to clinch but Bresnar breaks away
and Bresnar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bresnar.
Bresnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daniel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bresnar is one step ahead there.
Bresnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jach Bresnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar controlling from the top position.
Bresnar working some strikes from top position.
Daniel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bresnar controls the pace.
Bresnar preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bresnar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daniel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bresnar effectively controlling the action here.
Bresnar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bresnar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bresnar has clasped his hands together around Daniel's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bresnar controlling from side mount.
Daniel is looking to reverse the position.
Daniel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bresnar is staying tight to Daniel's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bresnar landing a few strikes.
Bresnar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bresnar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Daniel down.
Bresnar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bresnar has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bresnar controlling from mount.
Bresnar with shots to the head and body - Daniel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bresnar controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jach Bresnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bresnar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jach Bresnar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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