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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 554 p4p, 64 weight class) and Robledo Puch (ranked 343 p4p, 42 weight class). Puch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Breathe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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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
33 - 17 - 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
47 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Robledo Puch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrello scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Puch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Puch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Castrello connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Castrello thows a left - swing and a miss!
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.
Puch slips under a jab.
Castrello connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puch lands a jab to the head.
Puch throws a body shot but no joy.
Puch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puch goes for a double leg but Castrello avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Castrello continues to drive forward.
Puch needs to keep his hands up - Castrello had a free shot at his head there.
Castrello slips under a jab.
Castrello tries to counter by clinching up but Puch breaks away and moves out of range.
Castrello lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puch.
Puch defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Castrello is looking to counter punch.
Puch throws a right hand that misses
and Castrello counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Castrello works the jab nicely.
Puch throws a looping overhand right but Castrello ducks down to avoid it.
Castrello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puch with the counter takedown but Castrello avoids it easily.
Castrello clobbers Puch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puch. That did some damage!
Puch misses with a takedown attempt - Castrello sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Puch looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puch's sensitive parts.
Puch lands with a right hand.
Castrello misses with an uppercut. Puch saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castrello is fending him off so far but Puch persists. Nope, Castrello circles away and we're back to standing.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castrello, as that shot connected.
Castrello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello lands a front kick.
Castrello throws a lazy right hand but Puch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castrello counters with a right hand to the body.
Puch shoots in for a double leg but Castrello sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castrello throws the left hand but Puch avoids the punch easily.
Puch throws a hook but Castrello blocks it.
Puch throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello swings for the body but Puch moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Puch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello throws a hook to the side of Puch's head but Puch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello throws a jab when Puch was well out of range.
Puch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick and Puch moves out of range easily.
Puch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Puch.
Puch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castrello is looking to counter punch.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
Puch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castrello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castrello misses with an uppercut. Puch saw that one coming.
Castrello throws a nice looking combination but Puch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Puch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puch slips a jab from Castrello.
Puch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Puch shoots in for a takedown but Castrello shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castrello misses with a two punch combination.
Castrello throws a hook but Puch blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
Puch just misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Puch.
Castrello looks to land a left hand but Puch moved out of range nicely.
Puch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Castrello counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puch moves out of range of the leg kick from Castrello.
Puch walks into a straight right hand from Castrello.
Castrello moves out of range as Puch strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Castrello avoids the body shot from Puch.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
Castrello slips a straight right by Puch.
Castrello scores with a leg kick.
Castrello misses with a straight left.
Puch changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Castrello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puch. That did some damage!
Puch throws out a loose jab but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Castrello lands.
Castrello scores with a nice strike.
Puch misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello clobbers Puch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello drives through and clinches with Puch against the cage.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puch can do to turn this around?
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puch's defenses.
Puch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Castrello pushes Puch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castrello using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Puch lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Puch scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Puch controls the action.
Puch misses with a body punch.
Puch is trying to pull guard but Castrello has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Puch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puch throws a head punch that misses.
Puch throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Puch is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puch tries to circle away but Castrello has him pinned against the cage.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puch is defending well for now.
Puch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puch blocks an uppercut.
Puch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Puch tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Puch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cullen Castrello has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castrello swings widly with a right hand
and Puch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castrello gets back to full guard.
Puch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puch trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.
Puch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Castrello pulls Puch in close to his closed guard and prevents Puch from doing any damage or advancing position.
Castrello is trying to keep Puch in close.
Castrello is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Castrello is working hard here to advance 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.
Puch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castrello working a defensive guard but Puch manages to pass into side control anyway.
Castrello wants to control but Puch postures up.
Puch in side control, throwing shots but Castrello defends.
Castrello is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Puch tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Puch seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Puch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Castrello is avoiding damage well.
Puch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Puch is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Castrello has escaped the position, nice work there.
Castrello wants to control but Puch postures up.
Puch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Castrello. No joy for Puch on that attempt.
Castrello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Puch ducks down to avoid it.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
Puch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Castrello does no damage.
Castrello staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puch.
A big left from Puch misses.
Castrello slips under a jab from Puch.
Puch throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch misses with a body shot.
Castrello lands a jab.
Puch misses with a straight left.
Castrello throws a hook but Puch blocks it.
A jab from Castrello misses.
Donk. Castrello catches Puch right on the button with a cross.
Puch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Castrello motions for Puch to come forward. Castrello throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puch was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
And Puch tries to counter it with a takedown but Castrello pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puch looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Castrello lands with a kick to the temple. Puch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Puch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robledo Puch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello misses with a hook. Puch ducked under it nicely.
Puch throws a body shot but no joy.
Puch throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Castrello on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castrello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castrello throws a nice looking combination but Puch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puch lands a right hook to the body.
Puch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castrello.
Puch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castrello lands with an uppercut that bounces Puch off the cage and back into range.
Castrello clinches.
Puch goes for a takedown attempt but Castrello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Castrello throws a body punch but Puch moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Puch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castrello. Castrello obviously looking to wear him down.
Puch throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puch. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puch moves out of range as Castrello throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Puch misses its intended target.
Castrello throws a body shot but no joy.
Puch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Castrello defends it well.
A swing and a miss from Puch.
Nice uppercut lands for Puch. That snapped Castrello's head back.
Castrello swings for the body but Puch moves out of range.
Puch darts in looking for a takedown but Castrello gets double underhooks and turns Puch into the cage.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Puch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch shoots in looking for a takedown. Castrello tries to sprawl out of it but Puch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castrello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Puch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Puch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Castrello, who protects the arm well.
Puch swings around for an armbar but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Puch's guard.
Castrello will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Puch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puch can't keep his opponent in guard - Castrello advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castrello, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
A very excited looking Cullen Castrello made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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