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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lauren Castaneda (ranked 23779 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustikoslav Idramatany (ranked 4833 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauren Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustikoslav Idramatany!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castaneda shoots in looking for a takedown. Idramatany tries to sprawl out of it but Castaneda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Idramatany manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Idramatany shoots for a takedown but Castaneda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Idramatany shoots for a double leg takedown but Castaneda sprawls well. He's pushed Idramatany's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Castaneda closes the distance and clinches.
Castaneda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castaneda misses with a body kick.
Castaneda blocks a head kick by Idramatany.
Castaneda throws a quick counter head kick but Idramatany was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda slaps away a takedown attempt from Idramatany, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lauren Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustikoslav Idramatany.
Castaneda has Idramatany up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Idramatany wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castaneda has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Idramatany regains guard immediately.
Idramatany is looking to stand back up but Castaneda counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Idramatany.
Castaneda stalling.
Castaneda seems to be looking for submissions.
Idramatany is looking for a sweep. Castaneda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda is trying to control the action in half guard but Idramatany is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castaneda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Idramatany is trying to maintain the position but Castaneda is very close to passing his half guard.
Idramatany tries to kick Castaneda off but Castaneda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Idramatany trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idramatany wants to get back to full guard but Castaneda has passed into side control.
Idramatany is looking for a sweep.
Idramatany is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
You can see the frustration on Idramatany's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Idramatany is looking for a sweep.
Idramatany keeps trying to improve his position.
Castaneda controlling the position.
Idramatany is not content to let Castaneda control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Idramatany shoots in for a takedown but Castaneda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Castaneda was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Idramatany shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castaneda as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Castaneda was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Idramatany changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castaneda tries to avoid it but Idramatany manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castaneda to the ground. Castaneda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Idramatany looks winded!
Idramatany fails with the takedown.
Idramatany misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castaneda tries to counter by clinching up but Idramatany breaks away and moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castaneda throws a head kick that misses.
Castaneda tries to clinch but Idramatany is having none of it.
Idramatany 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.
Lauren Castaneda dominated that round.
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.
Idramatany ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castaneda moves away.
Castaneda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Idramatany.
Lauren Castaneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castaneda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Idramatany, pushing him back against the cage.
Castaneda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Idramatany looking to stall.
Idramatany gets underhooks to prevent Castaneda's takedown attempt.
Castaneda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idramatany misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castaneda swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Idramatany dives in for a single leg takedown but Castaneda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lauren Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustikoslav Idramatany.
Castaneda pushes Idramatany up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda breaks from the clinch.
Castaneda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Idramatany is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Idramatany tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castaneda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Idramatany somewhat.
Idramatany is breathing heavily.
Castaneda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castaneda has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Idramatany is trying to keep an underhook but Castaneda manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Castaneda working the head and body with strikes.
Castaneda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Castaneda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castaneda lands a nice short elbow.
Lauren Castaneda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Idramatany has hold of Castaneda's hands but Castaneda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Castaneda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Castaneda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Idramatany wants to get back to full guard.
Castaneda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Castaneda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Idramatany can do to turn this around?
Castaneda is working for a kimura but Idramatany is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda is looking to take a break and control but Idramatany is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Idramatany wants to control but Castaneda is keeping busy.
Castaneda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Castaneda there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castaneda thows a huge punch but Idramatany dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castaneda lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castaneda tries to stand but can't do so whilst Idramatany controls his leg.
Idramatany is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Idramatany gets a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Idramatany wants to break free but Castaneda has control.
Idramatany drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castaneda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauren Castaneda dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Idramatany shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castaneda counters with a body kick that stops Idramatany in his tracks momentarily.
Idramatany forces Castaneda back against the cage and clinches.
Castaneda breaks from the clinch.
Castaneda throws the kick towards the body but Idramatany avoids it.
Castaneda clinches.
Castaneda is trying to drag Idramatany to the mat but Idramatany just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Idramatany jumps guard and drags Castaneda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idramatany is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Idramatany is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda postures up and lands a big shot to Idramatany's brow.
Castaneda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Castaneda lands a couple of digs.
Idramatany avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Idramatany wants to get back to his feet but Castaneda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Castaneda wants to stand but Idramatany is controlling his posture from full guard.
Idramatany 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.
Castaneda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Idramatany takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castaneda stands up over Idramatany, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Idramatany preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Castaneda is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Castaneda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Idramatany wants to sweep here but Castaneda controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castaneda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Idramatany!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idramatany can't do much from the bottom here.
Idramatany trying to remain calm as Castaneda controls from the top position.
Castaneda is putting a hurting on Idramatany here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castaneda working the head and body with strikes.
Castaneda scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Idramatany to see if he's OK.
Castaneda scoring with punches and elbows.
Castaneda wants to control but Idramatany is keeping him busy.
Idramatany is trying to improve his position.
Idramatany takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castaneda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gustikoslav Idramatany has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lauren Castaneda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Idramatany is trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauren Castaneda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castaneda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauren Castaneda!
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RATING
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