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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JP Hespanhol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JP Hespanhol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoni Castillo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo clinches up with Hespanhol and pushes him back against the cage.
Castillo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castillo tries to break free but Hespanhol pushes him back against the cage.
Hespanhol jumps guard but Castillo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Castillo has picked Hespanhol up - he's going for a ride! Castillo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Castillo stalling.
Hespanhol is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antoni Castillo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hespanhol is looking to score with low kicks.
Hespanhol doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Castillo counters with a shoot takedown. Hespanhol fights it but they end up in guard.
Castillo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hespanhol is proving hard to escape from.
Hespanhol throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hespanhol wants to stand but Castillo is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hespanhol has wrist control.
Hespanhol wants to sweep but no luck.
Hespanhol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hespanhol is keeping the position for now.
Castillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castillo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Castillo stands and throws Hespanhol's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hespanhol tries to bench press Castillo off him but Castillo keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Hespanhol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Castillo tries for a kimura but Hespanhol is defending well.
Castillo is trying to move to mount but Hespanhol reverses beautifully and ends up in Castillo's guard.
Hespanhol avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Castillo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hespanhol throws a strike but Castillo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Castillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hespanhol is keeping the position for now.
Hespanhol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castillo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hespanhol pulls Castillo in to control the position.
Hespanhol wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Castillo 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.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hespanhol wants to get back to his feet.
Castillo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hespanhol is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Castillo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Castillo working for a submission but Hespanhol is keeping him at bay.
Hespanhol might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hespanhol can't escape the position.
Hespanhol wants to hold on but Castillo pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hespanhol is trying to escape the mount.
Castillo avoids the attempt from Hespanhol to control.
Hespanhol is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Castillo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hespanhol because Castillo loaded up on that one.
Hespanhol tries to hold on but Castillo pushes him away.
Castillo wants to control the pace but Hespanhol is squirming around nicely.
Castillo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hespanhol is looking to get to half guard.
Hespanhol tries to lock up and control but Castillo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Castillo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hespanhol tries to lock up and control but Castillo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Castillo controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hespanhol is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo controlling his opponent.
Hespanhol tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castillo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Castillo stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Castillo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Castillo is pressing down on Hespanhol's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hespanhol is holding on for now.
Castillo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Castillo stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hespanhol.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Castillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Castillo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hespanhol is looking to regain half guard here but Castillo keeps moving and retains side control.
Castillo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hespanhol has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hespanhol is looking for a sweep.
Hespanhol gets back to half guard.
Hespanhol slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hespanhol had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Castillo defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castillo looking to pass the guard.
Hespanhol being controlled here, momentarily.
Castillo postures up.
Castillo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Antoni Castillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hespanhol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castillo is one step ahead there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Castillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hespanhol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antoni Castillo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Castillo controlling the position easily from mount.
Castillo throws some wild stikes that Hespanhol manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo thowing shots but they're missing.
Hespanhol tries to reverse the position but Castillo maintains control.
Castillo controlling the pace for now.
Castillo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hespanhol can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Castillo tries to control but Hespanhol wriggling away.
Castillo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hespanhol is squirming around, avoiding Castillo's attempts to control the action.
Castillo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hespanhol wants to hold on but Castillo pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castillo content just to control the position here.
JP Hespanhol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antoni Castillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Castillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castillo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoni Castillo!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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