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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twist (ranked 1484 p4p, 1414 weight class) and Thiago Castro (ranked 176 p4p, 170 weight class). Twist comes to the cage accompanied by tony twist fights, enjoy. Tony Twist is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Castro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twist fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No luck for Castro with that takedown attempt.
Castro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Twist napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Twist is trying to control Castro's posture but Castro avoids it.
Castro in side control, throwing shots but Twist defends.
Twist can't do much from the bottom here.
Castro scores with a couple of short elbows.
Castro trying to control the action but Twist is working from the bottom.
Castro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Twist haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Twist manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist wants to control but Castro is keeping busy.
Castro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Twist tries to get to full guard but Castro has control of the leg.
Twist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Twist is defending against the submission attempts here by Castro.
Twist is trying to control but Castro manages to pass to mount!
Castro scoring with strikes but Twist is staying in there.
Castro controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro raining down shots from the mount!
Castro goes for an armbar but Twist turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Twist.
Castro thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Castro keeping full guard, as Twist tries to pass.
Castro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castro is on top in guard.
Castro trying to control but Twist is working from the bottom.
Twist has his hands on Castro's head, controlling the position.
We've been informed that Castro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Castro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Twist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castro trying to control the position from guard on top but Twist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro tries to free his leg and advance position but Twist is retaining full guard.
Castro wants to control from the top but Twist keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Twist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Twist controlling Castro's posture.
Twist can't keep his opponent in guard - Castro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Castro is keen to just control but Twist is a slippery customer.
Twist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castro lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castro with the ground and pound but Twist uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Castro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Castro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Castro scores with a jab. Twist acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Twist throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Twist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Twist takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Castro.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro looks up at the clock and then as Twist takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Castro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Twist is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Twist is looking to escape.
Twist is looking to get to half guard.
Castro lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Twist can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Twist tries to hold on but Castro postures up.
Castro moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Twist has worked his arm free - good work by Twist!
Twist defending against the ground and pound.
Castro has an Americana. Twist didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Castro is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Castro hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Thiago Castro!
A victorious Thiago Castro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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