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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Castellanos (ranked 349 p4p, 145 weight class) and August Thibodeaux (ranked 44 p4p, 20 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Castellanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castellanos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
August Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thibodeaux missing with a left hand there. Castellanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux throws a right and a left that Castellanos avoids nicely.
Thibodeaux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thibodeaux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
and Castellanos counters with a left to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a combination that misses
and Castellanos counters with an inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castellanos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Castellanos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Castellanos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castellanos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellanos throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Castellanos misses.
A leg kick checked by Castellanos.
Castellanos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castellanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Castellanos misses the target.
Castellanos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thibodeaux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thibodeaux throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Castellanos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild combination.
Castellanos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thibodeaux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux digs a good body shot into Castellanos's ribs.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castellanos is looking to counter with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thibodeaux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thibodeaux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Castellanos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thibodeaux. Thibodeaux obviously looking to wear him down.
Castellanos throws a hook but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Castellanos to counter with a crisp jab.
Castellanos slips under a jab.
Castellanos swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses
and Castellanos counters with a stiff right hand.
Castellanos cracks Thibodeaux with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Castellanos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Thibodeaux to stand back up!
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Thibodeaux lands a leg kick that knocks Castellanos off balance momentarily.
Thibodeaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Castellanos finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux seems to have recovered his senses.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Castellanos's ribcage but misses.
Castellanos is looking for a counter combo.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Castellanos looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Thibodeaux is predictable there
and Castellanos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Castellanos throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castellanos at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Castellanos misses.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castellanos misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Castellanos counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux digs a good hook to Castellanos's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castellanos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castellanos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thibodeaux connects with a body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux dodges the punch combination from Castellanos.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy right hand but Castellanos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castellanos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick from Thibodeaux, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thibodeaux tries to bum rush Castellanos with a series of wild strikes but Castellanos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Castellanos misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castellanos manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Castellanos misses the target.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with low kicks.
Castellanos is looking to counter punch.
Castellanos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but August Thibodeaux will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castellanos walks into a stiff left hand from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Castellanos's ribcage but misses.
Castellanos is looking for a counter combo.
Castellanos misses with a leg kick.
Castellanos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castellanos is looking for a counter combo.
Castellanos thuds a left hand into Thibodeaux's body.
Castellanos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Castellanos is just out of range.
Castellanos throwing a counter right hand but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux with a nice calf kick.
Thibodeaux with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castellanos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Castellanos with a nice cross.
Thibodeaux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thibodeaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castellanos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thibodeaux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping right.
It appears Castellanos was looking to counter with a kick there.
Some wild striking there from Castellanos.
Thibodeaux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Castellanos misses with a double jab
and Thibodeaux counters with a series of strikes. Castellanos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thibodeaux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thibodeaux scores with a body shot.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thibodeaux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castellanos rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux thumps Castellanos with a low kick.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux with the inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Thibodeaux misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thibodeaux 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.
Thibodeaux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Castellanos. Castellanos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Castellanos moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux connects with a solid leg kick.
Thibodeaux throws a series of punches but Castellanos moves out of range.
Castellanos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Castellanos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by Castellanos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thibodeaux! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castellanos counters with a crisp one two that drops Thibodeaux! Castellanos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thibodeaux to his feet! Thibodeaux is in big trouble!
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Castellanos avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux looks to land a right hand but Castellanos moved out of range.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Castellanos counters with a straight right hand.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux sizes up Castellanos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thibodeaux connects with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Castellanos
and Castellanos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
August Thibodeaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castellanos is looking to counter punch.
Castellanos avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castellanos counters with a crisp one two that drops Thibodeaux! Castellanos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thibodeaux to his feet! Thibodeaux is in big trouble!
Thibodeaux connects with an inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Castellanos throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux walks into a left hand.
Castellanos lands a nice looking body kick.
Castellanos thumps Thibodeaux with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castellanos throws a leg kick but Thibodeaux checks it.
Thibodeaux loses concentration momentarily and Castellanos pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Thibodeaux crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Castellanos finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Castellanos!
Our winner, Jose Castellanos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated August Thibodeaux had this to say: 'I'm not gonna do this forever, so it hurts when you can't pull through. I'll get through it and be back even better.'.
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hype
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