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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 157 p4p, 20 weight class) and Tony Ramos (ranked 119 p4p, 13 weight class). Cullen Castrello could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Ramos 's chin.
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148 lbs
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141 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos jabs Castrello to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castrello. Castrello obviously looking to wear him down.
Tony Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Castrello catches Ramos right on the button with a cross.
Castrello lands a nice hook to Ramos 's body. Ramos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Ramos - just one landing.
Ramos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ramos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Ramos throws a right and a left that Castrello avoids nicely.
No luck for Ramos with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramos is defended easily by Castrello.
Ramos wants to clinch up but Castrello keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castrello there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramos takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castrello clinches with his opponent.
Ramos avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Ramos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos .
Ramos blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Ramos goes for a takedown attempt but Castrello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Castrello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Castrello slips the punch.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos . Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos 's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello misses with a body shot.
Castrello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramos showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello tries to roll over but Ramos keeps him under control.
Castrello works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ramos preventing the sweep.
Ramos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramos content to stall in guard here.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Castrello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello has his hands on Ramos 's head, controlling the position.
Ramos chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramos cracks Castrello with a solid left hand.
Castrello trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Castrello pulls Ramos in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castrello wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castrello scores with a shot to the body.
Castrello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and Castrello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castrello feints a jab promting Ramos to slip. Castrello then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ramos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ramos misses with a body punch
and Castrello counters with a three punch combo that has Ramos backing up. Ramos nods at Castrello to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castrello rather than just go for the knockout.
Castrello throws a front kick that sends Ramos stumbling back into the cage.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
Ramos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Castrello defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Castrello misses with a combination
and Ramos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ramos .
Castrello has his hands on Ramos 's head, controlling the position.
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Castrello working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Castrello blocks nicely.
Ramos throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castrello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castrello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramos trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ramos works over Castrello with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramos throwing strikes but missing.
Ramos distracts Castrello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Castrello looking for a sweep. Not yet Castrello, not yet.
Castrello controls Ramos momentarily but Ramos frees himself.
Tony Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Castrello is retaining full guard.
Castrello not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castrello seems keen to control Ramos 's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos .
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Ramos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Castrello counters with a left to the body.
Castrello clinches with his opponent.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Tony Ramos has been cut.
Ramos 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castrello gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ramos avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castrello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos .
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Castrello stops a takedown attempt from Ramos .
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos .
Ramos tries for a takedown but Castrello manages to get underhooks.
Ramos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castrello is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos wants to take the fight to the mat but Castrello manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ramos goes for a takedown attempt but Castrello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Ramos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Ramos 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Ramos . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramos .
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos .
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
Ramos feints the counter takedown.
Castrello tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Castrello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Castrello lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ramos takes a step back to recover.
Castrello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello throws a jab when Ramos was well out of range.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Castrello.
A combination from Ramos does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramos lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
And Ramos tries to counter it with a takedown but Castrello pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Castrello wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ramos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castrello's head.
Castrello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castrello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castrello is looking to improve his position.
Castrello is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello gets back to full guard.
Castrello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramos lands a couple of digs.
Castrello controlling Ramos 's posture.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castrello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castrello pulls Ramos in close to his closed guard and prevents Ramos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Castrello controls Ramos momentarily but Ramos frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Castrello blocks nicely.
Ramos distracts Castrello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Castrello is pulling down on Ramos 's head to control his posture.
Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ramos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike.
Ramos is trying to drag Castrello to the mat but Castrello just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Castrello is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramos is trying to trip Castrello. He has hold of a leg but Castrello is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ramos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ramos throwing strikes but missing.
Ramos postures up in Castrello's guard and throws a big left but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos .
Castrello is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Ramos .
I think Ramos 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tony Ramos !
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RATING
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