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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton has chosen Bleed it Out- Linkin Park as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dee Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hamilton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Castillo throws a right and a left that Hamilton avoids nicely.
Hamilton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamilton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castillo's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hamilton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hamilton content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hamilton stalling.
Hamilton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hamilton content to control rather than advance.
Castillo is trying to maintain the position but Hamilton is very close to passing his half guard.
Hamilton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hamilton is taking a breather. Castillo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hamilton slips a nice elbow through Castillo's hands, connecting with Castillo's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamilton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castillo's head.
Hamilton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dee Hamilton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Castillo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hamilton fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Castillo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hamilton is chipping away with strikes.
Hamilton controlling from side mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Hamilton 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.
Hamilton tries to close the distance and clinch but Castillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Castillo. Those never looked like landing.
Hamilton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Castillo being controlled for a moment.
Hamilton cracks Castillo with a big right hand but Castillo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Castillo trying to remain calm as Hamilton controls from the top position.
Hamilton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee Hamilton has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Castillo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hamilton controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Castillo to see if he's OK.
Hamilton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hamilton in side control, throwing shots but Castillo defends.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton grinds an elbow into Castillo's temple.
Hamilton slows the pace down.
Hamilton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Castillo to see if he's OK.
Hamilton is chipping away with strikes.
Castillo seems a little lost for a moment, as Hamilton dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dee Hamilton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hamilton throws a right hand that Castillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Castillo also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Hamilton 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab-cross combination lands for Hamilton and sends Castillo crashing to the mat! Hamilton follows him down to the mat - Castillo regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
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!
Hamilton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hamilton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hamilton with a couple of short strikes.
Hamilton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hamilton landing strikes from the mount and Castillo is in trouble!
Hamilton lands with some strikes.
Castillo is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Castillo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamilton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Castillo?
Hamilton controlling from mount.
Castillo seems to have got his legs back now.
Hamilton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hamilton controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is in a horrible position here. Hamilton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton landing shots from mount.
Hamilton looking to finish Castillo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castillo!
Hamilton controlling the pace for now.
Hamilton with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamilton lands with some strikes.
Hamilton controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberto Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dee Hamilton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hamilton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Castillo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dee Hamilton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hamilton 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dee Hamilton!
Dee Hamilton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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