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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donte Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donte Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Castro!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Castro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Munoz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Castro pulls Munoz in close to prevent any damage.
Munoz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Castro looking for a sweep. Not yet Castro, not yet.
Munoz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Castro managing to control the position.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro is keeping the position for now.
Castro is controlling Munoz's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Donte Munoz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castro avoids the head kick by Munoz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Munoz.
Castro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Munoz tries to avoid it but Castro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Munoz to the ground. Munoz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Munoz moves into the clinch.
Munoz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castro is defending well.
Castro stops a takedown attempt from Munoz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donte Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Donte Munoz has been cut.
Munoz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castro trying to land knees to the body.
Castro pulls Munoz into guard.
Castro is trying to control the position but Munoz postures up.
Castro controlling Munoz's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz postures up.
Munoz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castro pulls Munoz in close to his closed guard and prevents Munoz from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Castro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Castro doesn't manage to clinch there - Munoz circles away.
Munoz fails to land the takedown.
Munoz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donte Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries to keep at a distance but Munoz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Munoz tries to stall but Castro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Castro pulls guard effortlessly.
Munoz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Munoz stopping the sweep attempt from Castro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donte Munoz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Munoz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Munoz avoiding damage as Castro throws knees to the body.
Munoz tries to score a body lock takedown but Castro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Castro misses with a knee to the head.
Munoz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Castro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Munoz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Munoz stops a takedown attempt from Castro.
Castro wants to take the fight to the mat but Munoz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Munoz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donte Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
Munoz dives in for a single leg takedown but Castro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Munoz is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz managing to block the knees to the body from Castro.
Munoz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Munoz tries to pull guard but Castro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castro landing knees to the body.
Castro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Munoz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Castro lands a knee to the head.
Castro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Munoz.
Castro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Munoz avoids it.
Castro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Munoz.
Munoz jumps guard but Castro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Munoz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries a knee to the head but Munoz blocks it.
Castro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Munoz after a bit of a struggle.
Castro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Munoz avoids it.
Munoz avoiding damage as Castro throws knees to the body.
Castro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munoz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Castro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Munoz avoids it.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike.
Castro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Munoz pulls his leg out and moves away.
A good leg kick by Munoz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Castro defends well and Munoz ends up having to push Castro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Castro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Munoz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz managing to block the knees to the body from Castro.
Munoz tries to pull guard but Castro won't allow it.
Munoz tries to pull guard but Castro won't allow it.
Munoz is working for takedown but Castro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Castro gets underhooks to prevent Munoz's takedown attempt.
Munoz dodges an elbow strike from Castro.
Castro trying to land knees to the body.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike from Castro.
Castro lands a good knee to the midsection. Munoz won't want to take too many of those.
Castro stops a takedown attempt from Munoz.
Castro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Munoz wants a takedown but no success here.
Joe Castro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Munoz is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Castro is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Castro working Munoz over with knees to the body.
Castro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Munoz to keep the fight standing.
Castro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Munoz is defending well for now.
Castro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Castro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Munoz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Munoz manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz shoots in looking for a takedown but Castro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Munoz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz pushes Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
Castro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Castro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donte Munoz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Munoz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Castro tries to get to full guard but Munoz has control of the leg.
Castro tries to kick Munoz off but Munoz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Castro kicks Munoz off and gets back to his feet.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Munoz or perhaps it was just good defense by Castro which made him look bad.
Castro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castro has Munoz pressed against the cage, preventing Munoz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Munoz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munoz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Munoz avoids it.
Castro keeps control of Munoz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Munoz avoids it.
Castro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Munoz working hard to break the clinch.
Castro is trying to pull guard but Munoz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Munoz with a knee to the head.
Munoz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Castro to keep the fight standing.
Munoz breaks the clinch.
Donte Munoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz moves into the clinch successfully.
Castro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munoz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Donte Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Castro.
Castro missing with knees to the body.
Munoz is looking for a takedown.
Castro jumps guard but Munoz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Castro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Munoz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Castro missing with knees to the body.
Munoz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Munoz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munoz is trying to pull guard but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Munoz managing to block the knees to the body from Castro.
Munoz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Castro avoiding damage as Munoz throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz manages to break the clinch.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Munoz clinches up with Castro and pushes him back against the cage.
Castro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Munoz.
Castro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Castro trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Munoz wants to get up but he can't break Castro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Castro trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz stays in close to Castro's body and controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Castro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Munoz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Castro wants to clinch.
Munoz fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donte Munoz.
I think Castro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Castro!
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hype
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