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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lindsey Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Castaneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodolfo Castaneda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lindsey Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodolfo Castaneda!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castaneda lands a slapping body shot.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Castaneda is pressed up against the cage. Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castaneda down to the mat. Castaneda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Castaneda keeps it at a distance.
Castaneda wants to land a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Castaneda misses with a two punch combination.
Castaneda misses with a kick to the body.
Castaneda tries to land a front kick but Hardy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castaneda blocks the body kick.
Castaneda misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Castaneda scores with a shot to the body.
Castaneda connects with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hardy checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Castaneda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick.
Castaneda lands with a nice body punch.
Castaneda digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Castaneda cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castaneda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castaneda.
Rodolfo Castaneda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Castaneda.
Castaneda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.
Rodolfo Castaneda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castaneda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Castaneda throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Castaneda scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Castaneda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardy's sensitive parts.
Castaneda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Castaneda has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hardy tries to work over Castaneda's front leg with a kick but Castaneda checks it.
Castaneda scores with a body shot.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Castaneda should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Castaneda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Castaneda. Those never looked like landing.
Castaneda scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy moves out of range as Castaneda throws a body kick.
Castaneda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda with a hook.
Castaneda tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castaneda misses the shot to the body.
Castaneda blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castaneda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castaneda pinned against the cage. Castaneda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Castaneda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda connects with a body shot.
Castaneda scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Castaneda blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castaneda throws a one two combo.
Castaneda punishes Hardy's body with a nice straight punch.
A left and a right from Castaneda both land. Nice combination.
A head kick from Hardy lands but Castaneda takes it in his stride.
Castaneda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castaneda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castaneda throws a wild body kick that Hardy sees coming a mile off.
Castaneda jabs at Hardy's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Castaneda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rodolfo Castaneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castaneda throws a body kick that misses.
Hardy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Castaneda throws a chopping leg kick but Hardy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Castaneda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castaneda lands with a nice combination. Hardy backs away looking to recover.
Castaneda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castaneda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castaneda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castaneda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardy rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda works Hardy's body with a nice hook.
Castaneda checks a low kick from Hardy.
Castaneda tries to land a front kick but Hardy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Castaneda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hardy walks into a left hand.
Castaneda scores with a jab to the body.
Castaneda lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Castaneda throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Castaneda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castaneda scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castaneda.
Hardy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castaneda lands a body shot.
Castaneda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Castaneda circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castaneda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hardy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hardy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Castaneda misses with a kick to the body.
Castaneda digs a good hook to Hardy's body.
Hardy slips a jab and a cross from Castaneda.
Castaneda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardy counters with a good low kick that Castaneda was not able to check.
Hardy shoots in but Castaneda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda lands a slapping body shot.
Castaneda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lindsey Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castaneda throws a combination. Hardy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rodolfo Castaneda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castaneda delivers a nice body kick.
Castaneda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castaneda scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Castaneda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy blocks the body kick.
Castaneda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy avoids a kick to the body.
Castaneda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Castaneda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Castaneda is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castaneda throws a one two combo.
Castaneda throws a front kick aimed at Hardy's knee but Hardy avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Castaneda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castaneda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Castaneda lands the left hand.
Castaneda misses with a body kick.
Castaneda cracks Hardy with a good jab.
Castaneda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Castaneda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Hardy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castaneda circles away.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Castaneda jabs at Hardy's body.
Castaneda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castaneda scores with a spinning back kick!
Hardy closes the distance and pushes Castaneda back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Castaneda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy is trying to drag Castaneda to the mat but Castaneda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Castaneda is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardy has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castaneda tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
Castaneda is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda stops a takedown attempt from Hardy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lindsey Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castaneda working hard to break the clinch.
Castaneda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castaneda.
Castaneda scores with a body shot.
Castaneda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Castaneda.
Castaneda lands with a shot to the body.
Castaneda lands with a right hand.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castaneda.
Hardy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick from Castaneda.
A thudding body kick lands there by Castaneda!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardy on the side of the head.
Castaneda throws a front kick that sends Hardy stumbling back into the cage.
Castaneda throws a front kick aimed at Hardy's knee but Hardy avoids it well.
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castaneda counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castaneda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castaneda jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Castaneda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Castaneda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castaneda.
Castaneda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardy walks into a jab.
Castaneda lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Castaneda lands a really nice looking cross but Hardy seems unphased.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hardy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castaneda.
Castaneda throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Castaneda lands a right hook to the body.
Castaneda looks for the body kick but Hardy saw that one coming.
Castaneda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castaneda misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castaneda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Castaneda misses.
Castaneda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castaneda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castaneda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castaneda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Castaneda works over Hardy's head and body with a nice combination.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Castaneda.
A head kick misses from Castaneda.
Lindsey Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodolfo Castaneda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Castaneda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo Castaneda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Castaneda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodolfo Castaneda!
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