[2010-03-13-EVOLVE 2] Claudio Castagnoli vs Bobby Fish

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Edwin]

This was alright. Loved Claudio's performance here as he was cool ragdolling Fish in some bits and landing some brutal lariats and European uppercuts on Fish while also taking some brutal shots from Fish in exchange. Aside from that, Fish didn't really do much for me and thought this was pretty standard.

[cactus]

Claudio felt very polished here, and he was more than ready of joining the big leagues at this point. Every hold he locks on is kept interesting and his strikes look as good as ever. He works over Fish's back until Fish is able to use his strikes to turn the tide of the bout. Fish reminded me of a more competent Davey Richards. He got that faux-MMA style down, but he's nowhere near as offensive as Richards. After Fish nearly gets a victory after knocking Claudio down for the count, Claudio fights back with a barrage of uppercuts to wrap this one up. ★★★¼