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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 121 p4p, 14 weight class) and Jiri Sayonara (ranked 100 p4p, 11 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sayonara's choice of entrance music: Edge Of The Blade. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
36 - 18 - 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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara throws a wild body kick that Castrello sees coming a mile off.
Castrello fakes the leg kick and cracks Sayonara in the body.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sayonara manages to avoid it.
Sayonara misses with a looping right.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello tries to clinch up.
Sayonara doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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.
Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
A jab from Castrello misses.
Sayonara lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick from Castrello lands but Sayonara takes it in his stride.
Sayonara looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sayonara.
A left lands for Castrello.
Sayonara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castrello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayonara throws a body shot but no joy.
Castrello avoids a kick to the body.
Castrello tests Sayonara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castrello rushes Sayonara and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sayonara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Castrello prevents the takedown attempt.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Sayonara.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jiri Sayonara has been cut.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sayonara.
Castrello using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sayonara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiri Sayonara.
Castrello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sayonara backwards.
Sayonara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Castrello up against the cage.
Castrello misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Sayonara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Sayonara 's eye.
Castrello tries to work over Sayonara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sayonara pushes Castrello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara can't get the takedown.
Castrello lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castrello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara leaning against his opponent.
Sayonara blocking some punches.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello is pressed up against the cage. Sayonara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castrello down to the mat. Castrello avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Castrello throws a one two combo.
Sayonara throws a series of strikes that have Castrello backpedaling.
Sayonara throws a body kick that misses.
Castrello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello punishes Sayonara's body with a nice straight punch.
Sayonara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castrello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Castrello does it's job there.
Sayonara takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sayonara moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Castrello throws a lazy head kick
and Sayonara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sayonara scores with a shot to the body.
Castrello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Castrello.
Sayonara ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castrello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castrello slips a jab from Sayonara.
Sayonara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sayonara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castrello doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Sayonara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara's cut.
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.
Castrello throws a good cross that connects.
Castrello lands a jab to Sayonara's midsection.
Sayonara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castrello rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body kick there by Castrello.
A leg kick checked by Sayonara.
Castrello looks to land a body kick but Sayonara moved away.
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
Castrello scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sayonara can do to turn this around?
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Sayonara is out of range.
Sayonara moves out of range as Castrello throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Sayonara misses.
Sayonara swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara cracks a nice hook into Castrello's ribs.
Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sayonara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sayonara.
Sayonara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Castrello back to the cage. Sayonara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sayonara lands an overhand right.
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castrello throws a lazy uppercut
and Sayonara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Castrello with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Castrello misses the target.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Sayonara keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sayonara.
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Castrello misses the jab.
Sayonara shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Castrello manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayonara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara preventing the sweep.
Sayonara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castrello is trying to keep Sayonara in close.
Castrello looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sayonara is one step ahead there.
Castrello looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sayonara puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Castrello trying to hold on to Sayonara's head to control him but Sayonara postures up.
Sayonara thows a huge punch but Castrello dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Castrello is looking to control Sayonara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castrello avoid being mounted?
Castrello preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Sayonara moves away and avoids it.
Castrello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Sayonara misses.
Castrello tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Castrello defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sayonara.
Sayonara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses
and Sayonara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castrello.
A big right from Castrello misses.
Sayonara dips to his left and cracks Castrello with an uppercut!
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Castrello misses
and Sayonara counters with a nice body kick.
Sayonara thuds a left hand into Castrello's body.
Sayonara gets tackled into the cage by Castrello. Castrello maintains the clinch.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castrello lands a right hook to the body.
Sayonara lands a front kick.
Sayonara slips under a jab.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a takedown
and Castrello counters by clinching up.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Sayonara looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara is looking for a takedown.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiri Sayonara.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Sayonara avoids the damage to the body.
Sayonara avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara goes for a takedown attempt but Castrello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sayonara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello looks for the body kick but Sayonara saw that one coming.
Sayonara works over Castrello's head and body with a nice combination.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick and Sayonara moves out of range easily.
Sayonara with the counter takedown but Castrello avoids it easily.
Sayonara tries to bum rush Castrello with a series of wild strikes but Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castrello tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Sayonara.
Castrello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayonara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello throws a body kick that misses.
Castrello wants to slow Sayonara down by chopping away at his legs.
Donk. Castrello catches Sayonara right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello missing with a left hand there. Sayonara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sayonara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castrello moves forwards but Sayonara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Castrello lands a body shot.
Jab by Castrello.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sayonara.
Sayonara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sayonara misses with a kick to the body.
Castrello takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sayonara shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castrello's guard.
Castrello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
My spies in Just Scrap MMA and BJJ inform me that Sayonara has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Castrello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sayonara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Castrello continues to stall.
Sayonara is in close to Castrello's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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.
Sayonara stops Castrello from standing up.
Sayonara forces his way into half guard.
Sayonara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castrello's head.
Castrello manages to get to full guard.
Castrello is controlling Sayonara's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jiri Sayonara.
I think Sayonara 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jiri Sayonara!
Jiri Sayonara 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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