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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martial Calixte (ranked 656 p4p, 414 weight class) and Frenk Casteel (ranked 62 p4p, 37 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martial Calixte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frenk Casteel!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calixte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Calixte misses with a punch to the body.
Casteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calixte struggles to land a body shot inside as Casteel controls his hands.
Casteel has a couple of punches blocked by Calixte.
Casteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calixte lands a body punch.
Casteel prevents a body shot from Calixte.
A short right from Calixte on the inside.
Casteel pushes Calixte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Casteel working aggressively here.
Calixte tries to throw a body punch but Casteel avoids it by throwing Calixte back against the cage.
Casteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Casteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calixte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calixte swings wildly with an uppercut but Casteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casteel prevents a body shot from Calixte.
A left hand lands to the body for Calixte.
Calixte can't find room to land a body shot as Casteel controls the action.
Casteel prevents a body shot from Calixte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calixte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calixte working aggressively here.
Casteel's coach down at WillyQuay MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Casteel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Casteel has a couple of punches blocked by Calixte.
Casteel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calixte backwards.
Casteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calixte's elbow.
Calixte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Casteel can't find room to land a body shot as Calixte controls the action.
Casteel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calixte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Casteel throws a punch but it's blocked by Calixte.
Casteel tries to work over Calixte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Casteel fails to land.
Calixte misses with some punches.
Calixte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Casteel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calixtes head.
Casteel has a couple of punches blocked by Calixte.
Casteel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Casteel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casteel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casteel swings wildly with an uppercut but Calixte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calixte misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calixte throws a head punch that misses.
Calixte pushes Casteel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Calixte struggles to land a body shot inside as Casteel controls his hands.
Calixte swings wildly with an uppercut but Casteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casteel working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Casteel.
Calixte looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Calixte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Calixte tries to throw a body punch but Casteel avoids it by throwing Calixte back against the cage.
Good body shot from Casteel.
Calixte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Casteel tries to throw a body punch but Calixte avoids it by throwing Casteel back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Casteel.
Casteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calixte's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Casteel.
Casteel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calixte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Calixte misses with a body punch.
Casteel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calixte misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calixte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casteel misses with the head strike.
Calixte struggles to land a body shot inside as Casteel controls his hands.
Calixte swings wildly with an uppercut but Casteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casteel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Casteel misses with some punches.
Calixte misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Casteel.
Casteel has a couple of punches blocked by Calixte.
Calixte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Casteel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calixte misses with a body punch.
Casteel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Casteel scores with a shoulder strike.
Calixte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casteel's elbow.
Casteel lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Calixte.
A head punch on the inside from Calixte fails to land.
Casteel lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calixte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casteel throws a head punch that misses.
Casteel swings wildly with an uppercut but Calixte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calixte lands with a left to the head.
Calixte lands a nice uppercut.
Calixte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Casteel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Casteel.
Calixte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casteel blocks a body shot from Calixte.
Casteel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calixte.
Casteel blocks a body shot from Calixte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casteel.
Casteel working aggressively here.
Casteel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Casteel digs a right hand underneath Calixte's ribcage. Calixte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Casteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Casteel is leaning against Calixte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frenk Casteel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calixte. Casteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casteel throws a body shot but no joy.
Calixte ducks right into an uppercut from Casteel.
Casteel throws a body shot but no joy.
Calixte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Casteel.
A swing and a miss from Casteel.
Casteel throws an overhand right that lands on Calixte's shoulder, as Calixte tries to avoid the shot.
Calixte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Casteel.
Martial Calixte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calixte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Casteel throws a jab but it's blocked by Calixte.
Casteel moves away from the strike by Calixte.
Calixte lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casteel. Calixte does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Calixte misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calixte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calixte just misses with a punch to the body.
Calixte connects with a body shot.
Casteel slips a straight right by Calixte.
Casteel slips a straight right by Calixte.
Casteel lands a nice hook to Calixte's body. Calixte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calixte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Casteel throws out the jab.
Calixte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Calixte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Calixte misses the shot to the body.
Calixte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Casteel.
Casteel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Calixte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Casteel throws a hook to the side of Calixte's head but Calixte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calixte is looking to counter the offense by Casteel and move into the clinch.
Casteel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Calixte ducks under a wild hook from Casteel.
Casteel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Casteel keeps the fight on the outside.
Calixte slips under a jab.
Casteel throws a looping overhand right but Calixte ducks down to avoid it.
Calixte scores with a hook.
Casteel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casteel lands with a shot to the body.
Martial Calixte is winning the standup battle so far.
Casteel scores with a sloppy right hand. Calixte should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casteel throws a jab but it's blocked by Calixte.
Casteel misses with a straight right.
Calixte wants to clinch up but Casteel keeps it at a distance.
Calixte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Casteel misses with an uppercut. Calixte saw that one coming.
Casteel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Casteel throws a shot from downtown. Calixte moves away and avoids it.
Casteel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Calixte on the side of the head.
Calixte lands a nice shot to the body.
Casteel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Casteel misses with a double jab
and Calixte counters with a nice body shot.
Casteel drops Calixte with a beautiful combination! Calixte stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Casteel is looking for the KO!
Calixte is rocked!
It looks like Martial Calixte has been cut.
Casteel swings for the body but Calixte moves out of range.
Calixte tries to clinch but Casteel is having none of it.
Casteel misses with a hook.
Calixte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calixte clinches.
Casteel working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casteel blocking some punches.
Frenk Casteel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Casteel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Calixte.
Calixte misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Calixte fails to land.
Calixte misses with a body punch.
Casteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calixte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casteel throws a punch but it's blocked by Calixte.
Calixte has a couple of punches blocked by Casteel.
A short left from Calixte.
Calixte misses with a punch to the body.
Calixte has a couple of punches blocked by Casteel.
Calixte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calixte throws a head punch that misses.
Calixte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casteel's elbow.
Casteel has a couple of punches blocked by Calixte.
Calixte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calixte lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calixte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calixte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calixte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Calixte.
Casteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calixte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casteel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calixte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Calixte misses with a punch to the body.
Calixte throws a head punch that misses.
Calixte gets through Casteel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Casteel pushes Calixte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Casteel lands a hook that snaps the head of Calixte backwards.
Calixte misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casteel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calixte backwards.
Casteel scores with a hook to the body.
Calixte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calixte swings wildly with an uppercut but Casteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Casteel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frenk Casteel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Martial Calixte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Calixte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calixte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Calixte swings for the body but Casteel moves out of range.
Calixte looks to land a right hand but Casteel moved out of range.
Calixte scores with a jab to the body.
Casteel digs a good hook to Calixte's body.
Casteel scores with a jab to the head.
Casteel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calixte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casteel. Calixte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calixte misses with a wild body shot.
Casteel throws a lazy uppercut
and Calixte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calixte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calixte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Calixte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Casteel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Casteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Casteel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casteel throws a body punch but Calixte moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Calixte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Calixte.
Casteel throws a body shot but no joy.
Calixte moves out of range of the strikes.
Casteel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calixte misses with a straight right.
Calixte lands with a right hand.
Casteel with a hook.
Casteel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Casteel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calixte manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Calixte finds it's target.
Calixte scores with a body shot.
Calixte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calixte throws a body punch but Casteel moves out of range.
Calixte scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casteel stuns Calixte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Casteel avoids the body shot from Calixte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casteel swats away the attempt to clinch by Calixte.
Casteel misses with a hook
and Calixte counters with a left to the body.
Calixte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Calixte misses with a looping right.
Casteel misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Casteel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Casteel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calixte.
Casteel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calixte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Casteel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Casteel.
Casteel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calixte struggles to land a body shot inside as Casteel controls his hands.
Casteel lands a nice uppercut.
Calixte misses with a punch to the body.
Calixte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calixte can't find room to land a body shot as Casteel controls the action.
Casteel can't find room to land a body shot as Calixte controls the action.
Casteel blocks a body shot from Calixte.
Calixte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casteel's elbow.
Casteel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Calixte scores with a shot to the side of Casteel's head.
Casteel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Casteel cracks Calixte with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Calixte.
Calixte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casteel's elbow.
Calixte misses with the head strike.
Casteel can't find room to land a body shot as Calixte controls the action.
Calixte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Casteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calixte misses with a punch on the inside.
Calixte throws a head punch that misses.
Casteel lands with a light punch inside.
Casteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casteel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Casteel blocks an uppercut.
Calixte throws a head punch that misses.
Casteel tries to throw a body punch but Calixte avoids it by throwing Casteel back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Casteel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calixte's elbow.
Calixte blocks an uppercut.
Casteel tries to work over Calixte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calixte blocks a body shot from Casteel.
Calixte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Casteel presses Calixte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Casteel lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Casteel presses Calixte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Calixte blocking some punches.
Casteel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Casteel.
Calixte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martial Calixte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frenk Casteel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Calixte tries to work over Casteel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frenk Casteel.
Well Casteel 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 Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frenk Casteel!
After winning the bout, Frenk Casteel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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