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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Castillo (ranked 231 p4p, 961 weight class) and Phil St. Georges (ranked 27 p4p, 103 weight class). Castillo comes into the arena with Sepultura - Attitude blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Castillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges drops his hands momentarily and Castillo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castillo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Castillo.
St. Georges shoots and misses
and Castillo counters with a body kick.
Castillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
And St. Georges tries to counter it with a takedown but Castillo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Castillo jabs St. Georges to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Castillo wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Castillo wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
St. Georges prevents Castillo from improving his position.
St. Georges with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges prevents Castillo from improving his position.
St. Georges passes to full mount!
St. Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Castillo tries to hold on but St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Castillo is in all sorts of trouble here.
St. Georges looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is desperately trying to improve his position but St. Georges has a good base and remains in mount.
Castillo is working hard here to advance position.
Castillo tries to hold on but St. Georges postures up.
Castillo tries to reverse the position but St. Georges maintains control.
St. Georges sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castillo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
St. Georges prevents Castillo from improving his position.
Castillo trying to control here.
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Castillo is defending the position.
Castillo wants to improve his position but St. Georges is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges wants to advance to full mount but Castillo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
St. Georges controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil St. Georges dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St. Georges blocks a head kick by Castillo.
Castillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Castillo as St. Georges shoots in.
St. Georges misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castillo scores with a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
A jab from Castillo misses.
Castillo throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges blocks a head kick by Castillo.
Phil St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges with the counter takedown but Castillo avoids it easily.
St. Georges closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Castillo to the mat! Castillo manages to get full guard.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Castillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St. Georges controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Castillo wants to sweep here but St. Georges controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges pushing down on Castillo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
St. Georges is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Castillo is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Castillo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Phil St. Georges has got the better of the ground game so far.
St. Georges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Castillo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St. Georges stalling away here and it's allowed Castillo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Castillo is controlling St. Georges's posture.
St. Georges preventing the sweep.
St. Georges looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Castillo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Castillo misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges shoots in and drives through. Castillo sprawls well.
Richard Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil St. Georges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St. Georges.
A good leg kick by Castillo.
Castillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by St. Georges or perhaps it was just good defense by Castillo, which made it look bad.
St. Georges misses with a takedown
and Castillo moves into the clinch.
St. Georges drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St. Georges fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castillo.
Castillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St. Georges takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Castillo tests St. Georges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St. Georges takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges defending well as Castillo loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo wants to land a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges shoots in and drives through. Castillo sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
St. Georges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castillo is fending him off so far but St. Georges persists. Nope, Castillo circles away and we're back to standing.
St. Georges looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Castillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but St. Georges is one step ahead there.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Castillo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Castillo misses with a body kick.
Castillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Castillo.
Castillo connects with a leg kick.
St. Georges shoots for a takedown but Castillo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St. Georges closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Castillo to the mat! Castillo manages to get full guard.
Castillo has his foot on St. Georges's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St. Georges works his way back into a safe position though.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St. Georges can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Castillo, not yet.
St. Georges trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
St. Georges controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Castillo, not yet.
Castillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but St. Georges is one step ahead there.
Castillo trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
St. Georges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castillo is fending him off so far but St. Georges persists. Nope, Castillo circles away and we're back to standing.
Castillo connects with a crisp jab.
Castillo lands with an uppercut that bounces St. Georges off the cage and back into range.
Castillo lands a jab to the nose.
St. Georges shoots in looking for a takedown. Castillo tries to sprawl out of it but St. Georges keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castillo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richard Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil St. Georges.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castillo circles away.
A head kick misses from Castillo.
Richard Castillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St. Georges.
Castillo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
St. Georges slips a jab from Castillo.
Castillo stuffs the takedown.
Castillo tries to counter by clinching up but St. Georges breaks away and moves out of range.
Castillo throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castillo throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
St. Georges has a takedown stuffed.
Castillo misses with a hook.
Castillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St. Georges looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Castillo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St. Georges circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges shoots for a takedown but Castillo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St. Georges shoots in looking for a takedown. Castillo tries to sprawl out of it but St. Georges keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castillo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St. Georges takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Castillo tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castillo jabs at St. Georges's body.
Castillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Castillo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St. Georges's head.
St. Georges fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Castillo throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Castillo misses its intended target.
Castillo misses with a looping left.
St. Georges drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Castillo defends it well.
Castillo connects with a leg kick.
Castillo lands with a shot to the body.
Castillo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castillo. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges darts in looking for a takedown but Castillo gets double underhooks and turns St. Georges into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges shoots in but no luck this time.
Castillo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from St. Georges.
Castillo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richard Castillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Castillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St. Georges has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick.
St. Georges shoots in but no luck this time.
A quick step to the side and Castillo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St. Georges passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Castillo!
St. Georges trying to control but Castillo is having none of it.
Castillo is looking to improve his position but St. Georges isn't that keen on the idea.
Castillo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Castillo clearly takes 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.
Castillo scores with a leg kick.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown but Castillo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castillo lands a jab.
Castillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Castillo was covering up waiting for the punch and St. Georges finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St. Georges preventing the sweep.
St. Georges controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Castillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Castillo throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castillo scores with a punch to the head.
Castillo throws a shot to the body.
St. Georges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castillo.
St. Georges fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Castillo there.
Castillo with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
St. Georges shoots in and drives through. Castillo sprawls well.
Richard Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil St. Georges.
Castillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St. Georges's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St. Georges fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St. Georges is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Castillo scores with a head kick. St. Georges tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches up with Castillo, looking for a takedown. St. Georges pushes Castillo against the cage but Castillo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Castillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castillo misses with a head kick.
St. Georges with a lazy takedown attempt
and Castillo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St. Georges thinking.
Castillo throws a right and a left that St. Georges avoids nicely.
St. Georges misses with a takedown attempt
and Castillo counters with a low kick, right behind St. Georges 's knee.
Castillo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castillo lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Castillo enables St. Georges to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Castillo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
St. Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Castillo is retaining full guard.
Castillo has St. Georges pulled in close to control his posture.
Castillo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St. Georges's guard.
Castillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Castillo trying to control but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
St. Georges throws his legs up looking for a submission but Castillo uses it to pass to side control.
St. Georges is not content to let Castillo control the position.
Castillo is putting a hurting on St. Georges here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Castillo in side control, throwing shots but St. Georges defends.
Castillo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
St. Georges is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Castillo off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo breaks St. Georges's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Castillo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Castillo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
St. Georges tries to roll over but Castillo keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Castillo had his way with Phil St. Georges in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Richard Castillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castillo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St. Georges sitting in guard here, content to control.
Castillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Castillo, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Castillo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo scores with a three punch combo!
Castillo punishes St. Georges's body with a nice straight punch.
Castillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Georges.
Castillo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St. Georges.
St. Georges will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castillo misses the shot to the body.
Castillo scores with a nice strike.
Castillo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St. Georges.
Richard Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil St. Georges.
Castillo throws a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big right from Castillo misses.
That kick from Castillo tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
St. Georges dives in and scores a takedown into Castillo's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castillo is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Phil St. Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges wants to sweep here but Castillo controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges is adopting a defensive guard.
Castillo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges pulls Castillo in close to prevent any damage.
Castillo preventing the sweep.
St. Georges managing to control the position.
Castillo stays in close to St. Georges's body and controls the position.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice leg kick from Castillo, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St. Georges shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castillo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
St. Georges shoots in looking for a takedown. Castillo tries to sprawl out of it but St. Georges keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castillo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St. Georges shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castillo pinned against the cage. Castillo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castillo connects with a body shot that sends St. Georges's belly button to the back.
Castillo connects with a solid leg kick.
St. Georges walks into a stiff left hand from Castillo.
Castillo lands a head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A good leg kick by Castillo.
St. Georges fails to land the takedown.
Castillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
And St. Georges tries to counter it with a takedown but Castillo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Castillo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castillo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Castillo!
Richard Castillo retains his featherweight title!
Richard Castillo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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