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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Castellano (ranked 3809 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Gillette (ranked 8350 p4p, 0 weight class). Castellano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TESTIFY. Gillette has chosen Rockstar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Castellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raul Gillette!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillette lands a jab-cross combination.
Castellano slips under a jab from Gillette.
Gillette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gillette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellano.
We've been hearing reports that Castellano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gillette moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Castellano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castellano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castellano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gillette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castellano misses with a left hand
and Gillette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castellano cracks Gillette with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Gillette misses.
Gillette cracks Castellano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gillette lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gillette on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Castellano misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Gillette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gillette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gillette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gillette blocks a jab.
Gillette is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gillette.
Castellano misses with a straight right.
Castellano throws a jab but it's blocked by Gillette.
Castellano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gillette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gillette connects with a looping right hand.
Nice jab there from Gillette.
Gillette throws a body shot but no joy.
Castellano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Castellano misses its intended target.
Gillette has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gillette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castellano tries to counter with a takedown but Gillette is quick to defend against it.
Castellano lunges at Gillette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gillette's hand.
Castellano lands a body shot.
Castellano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gillette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castellano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gillette on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellano throws a hook but Gillette blocks it.
Gillette throws a counter combo.
Raul Gillette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castellano swings for the body but Gillette moves out of range.
Gillette unleashes a big counter combination but Castellano bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gillette scores with a jab to the body.
Gillette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castellano circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Castellano misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Gillette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gillette staying out of range there.
As Castellano backs off Gillette throws a huge counter combo but Castellano manages to avoid it all.
Castellano throws a body punch but Gillette moves out of range.
Gillette lands a jab to the nose.
Gillette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castellano.
Leo Castellano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellano lands a nice shot that snaps Gillette's head back.
Gillette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gillette is looking for the big counter here.
Gillette just misses with a punch to the body.
Castellano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gillette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Gillette releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Castellano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castellano throws an overhand right that lands on Gillette's shoulder, as Gillette tries to avoid the shot.
Castellano looks to land a right hand but Gillette moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano moves away from the strike by Gillette.
Gillette misses with a wild combination.
Gillette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castellano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castellano misses with a jab to the body
letting Gillette counter with a right hand.
Castellano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gillette under the eye.
Castellano slips a jab and a cross from Gillette.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castellano. Gillette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castellano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big left from Gillette misses.
Gillette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gillette is looking for the big counter here.
Gillette throws a right hand that Castellano ducks under and follows up with a left that Castellano also avoids with ease.
Gillette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castellano throws out the jab.
Gillette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Castellano throws a lazy uppercut
and Gillette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gillette connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellano loads up on a big right hand but Gillette slips the punch.
Gillette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castellano.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Castellano.
Castellano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Castellano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gillette in his tracks.
Gillette misses with a double jab
enabling Castellano to counter with a crisp jab.
Gillette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gillette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Castellano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gillette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gillette thuds a left hand into Castellano's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leo Castellano will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gillette closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castellano walks into a jab.
Gillette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castellano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Castellano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Castellano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gillette.
Gillette fails to land with a series of punches.
Gillette blocks a jab.
Raul Gillette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gillette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Castellano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Castellano throws an overhand right that lands on Gillette's shoulder, as Gillette tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Gillette misses.
Castellano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gillette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gillette ducks under a wild hook from Castellano.
Castellano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gillette doesn't seem bothered though.
Castellano misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castellano misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Castellano there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillette looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Castellano.
Gillette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castellano circles away quickly and effectively.
Castellano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gillette. Gillette circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Castellano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gillette doesn't seem bothered though.
Castellano moves out of range as Gillette strikes.
Gillette takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gillette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leo Castellano is winning the standup battle so far.
Gillette scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gillette slips under a jab.
Castellano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Gillette.
Gillette slips a straight right by Castellano.
As Castellano backs off Gillette throws a huge counter combo but Castellano manages to avoid it all.
Nice uppercut lands for Castellano. That snapped Gillette's head back.
Gillette misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillette slips under a jab from Castellano.
Gillette staying out of range there.
Castellano misses with a right hand
and Gillette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gillette misses with a wild combination.
Castellano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gillette sprawls and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Castellano. Beautiful body shot.
Castellano throws a hook but Gillette avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Castellano misses its intended target.
Castellano looks to throw the jab but Gillette is out of range.
Gillette is looking for the big counter here.
Castellano works the jab nicely.
Castellano looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillette is just out of range.
Gillette misses with the combination.
Castellano missing with a left hand there. Gillette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Castellano backs off Gillette throws a huge counter combo but Castellano manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillette throws a series of punches but Castellano avoids them all with ease.
Castellano throws a lazy uppercut
and Gillette counters with a nice uppercut.
Gillette tries to bum rush Castellano with a series of wild strikes but Castellano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castellano is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Castellano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castellano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gillette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castellano.
Gillette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Castellano misses.
Castellano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gillette stuffs the takedown attempt from Castellano. Castellano gets slowly back to his feet.
Castellano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gillette misses with a combination
and Castellano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gillette has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castellano just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Castellano misses.
Nice defenses there by Castellano.
Gillette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castellano misses the jab.
Castellano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gillette.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillette lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Castellano throws a hook but Gillette blocks it.
Nice shot by Castellano.
Gillette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellano.
Gillette lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gillette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castellano.
Gillette takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Castellano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Castellano dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Castellano misses with a takedown attempt
and Gillette counters with a straight right hand.
Gillette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castellano.
Gillette throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Castellano misses the target.
Castellano throws an off balance right hand
and Gillette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castellano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gillette looks to land a right hand but Castellano moved out of range.
Gillette throws a nice looking combination but Castellano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gillette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gillette throws a big shot that misses.
Castellano looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillette is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castellano throws a looping overhand right but Gillette ducks down to avoid it.
Gillette unleashes a big counter combination but Castellano bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castellano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gillette slips under a jab from Castellano.
Gillette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gillette moves away from the strike by Castellano.
A punch combination from Gillette misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano staying out of range there.
Castellano lunges at Gillette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gillette's hand.
Gillette sizes up Castellano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castellano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Castellano misses the target.
Gillette slips under a jab from Castellano.
A nice side step and Gillette releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gillette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castellano manages to avoid it.
Castellano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gillette counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Castellano misses with a lunging right hand
and Gillette counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Gillette misses.
Castellano sizes up Gillette with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gillette throws a right and a left that Castellano avoids nicely.
Castellano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gillette on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castellano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castellano looks to throw the jab but Gillette is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellano lands a really nice looking cross but Gillette seems unphased.
Gillette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castellano throws a right hand that misses
and Gillette counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Castellano misses.
Gillette is looking for the big counter here.
Castellano misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Castellano misses the target.
Castellano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gillette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castellano.
Gillette defending well as Castellano loads up on a big left hand.
Gillette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castellano.
Castellano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castellano lands with a hook. Gillette tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Castellano misses with a wild body shot.
Castellano lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Castellano there.
The fighters circling - Castellano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castellano shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gillette is trying to defend but Castellano finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gillette has one foot on Castellano's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Castellano throws a hook but Gillette avoids it easily.
Gillette missing with a left hand there. Castellano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castellano half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Gillette.
Castellano drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellano just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castellano is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Gillette is trying to escape and Castellano transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Gillette is forced to tap! Nice work there by Castellano! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leo Castellano!
Leo Castellano tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Raul Gillette spoke after the fight, saying 'My opponent was the better fighter tonight, I know I could've won if I hadn't got caught like that. My apologies go out to all my fans for my disappointing loss.'.
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hype
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