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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Rhod (ranked 888 p4p, 1996 weight class) and Gianni Castellana (ranked 122 p4p, 263 weight class). Rhod kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prince - Kiss. Castellana has chosen Good night as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Rhod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellana throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
Castellana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod is looking to clinch but Castellana is avoiding it.
Castellana tries to clinch there but Rhod circles away.
Rhod misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rhod stuns Castellana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Castellana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castellana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castellana misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Rhod.
Rhod tries to clinch there but Castellana circles away.
Castellana tries a quick counter leg kick but Rhod is wise to it.
Castellana swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhod.
Rhod clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castellana tries to score with a low kick but Rhod moves his leg out of the way.
Castellana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castellana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rhod closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rhod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhod misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod slips under a jab from Castellana.
Castellana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rhod lands with an uppercut that bounces Castellana off the cage and back into range.
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rhod has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Genetic Freaks in the buildup to the fight.
Castellana pushes Rhod up against the cage in a clinch.
Rhod wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castellana has him pressed against the cage.
Rhod tries to circle away but Castellana has him pinned against the cage.
Castellana lands a hook that snaps the head of Rhod backwards.
Rhod swings wildly with an uppercut but Castellana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castellana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castellana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castellana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castellana just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Castellana as he connects with a hook.
Rhod moves out of range as Castellana throws a body kick.
Rhod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Castellana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rhod lands with a kick to the temple. Castellana shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod clinches up with Castellana and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rhod.
Castellana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhod's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhod throws a sloppy head kick and Castellana moves out of range easily.
Rhod takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rhod walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castellana.
A left and a right from Rhod both land. Nice combination.
Rhod moves out of range of the strikes.
Castellana lands a nice looking body kick.
Rhod throws a head kick that misses
and Castellana counters with a nice uppercut.
Rhod tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castellana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castellana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castellana throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rhod has Castellana up against the cage in a clinch.
Rhod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana with a nice cross.
Rhod checks a leg kick.
Rhod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castellana only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Castellana swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhod.
Rhod wants to clinch up but Castellana keeps it at a distance.
Castellana clinches up against the cage.
Castellana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhod darts in trying to clinch
and Castellana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rhod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castellana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhod misses with a straight left.
Castellana scores with a hook to the body. Rhod takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Castellana blocks a head kick by Rhod.
Rhod wants to clinch but Castellana slips to the side
and Castellana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castellana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rhod is looking to wear down Castellana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castellana misses the jab.
Rhod tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castellana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castellana throws a head kick that misses.
Castellana scores with a body shot.
Castellana clinches.
Castellana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castellana gets tackled into the cage by Rhod. Rhod maintains the clinch.
Castellana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhod breaks from the clinch.
Rhod closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Castellana.
Rhod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rhod is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castellana lands a body shot.
Castellana lands with a short shot to the head.
Rhod is trying to break the clinch but Castellana is controlling him.
Castellana lands with a right to the head.
Rhod wants to get back to striking at distance but Castellana won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gianni Castellana will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rhod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Castellana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castellana, as that shot connected.
Castellana lands a jab to the head.
Castellana has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rhod doesn't manage to clinch there - Castellana circles away.
Castellana flicks out a counter leg kick but Rhod steps away.
Castellana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rhod tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rudy Rhod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gianni Castellana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Rhod misses its intended target.
Rhod darts in and clinches Castellana up against the cage.
Castellana breaks from the clinch.
Castellana misses with a looping right.
Rhod gets a clinch.
Rhod throws a punch but it's blocked by Castellana.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castellana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castellana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Castellana.
Castellana throws a series of punches but Rhod moves out of range.
Rhod misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Castellana does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castellana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castellana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castellana throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
Castellana looks to land a right hand but Rhod moved out of range.
Castellana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rhod ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rhod tries to clinch up but Castellana circles away and keeps his distance.
Rhod tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castellana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rhod tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castellana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rhod connects with a right hand. Castellana shakes it off.
A jab from Rhod misses.
It seemed like Castellana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rhod tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castellana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castellana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rhod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castellana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhod.
Rhod wants to clinch up but Castellana keeps it at a distance.
Rhod misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castellana throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rhod, pushing him back against the cage.
Castellana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rhod tries to break free but Castellana pushes him back against the cage.
Rhod tries to throw a body punch but Castellana avoids it by throwing Rhod back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhod checks a leg kick.
Castellana does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rhod scores with the left hand. Castellana knows he should have avoided that one.
Rhod tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhod throws a body punch but Castellana moves out of range.
Rhod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castellana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rhod throws a sloppy head kick and Castellana moves out of range easily.
Castellana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rhod takes the fight into the clinch.
Rhod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rhod is trying to break free.
Rhod has a couple of punches blocked by Castellana.
Castellana swings wildly with an uppercut but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhod wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rudy Rhod has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod lands a right hand.
Rhod breaks the clinch.
Castellana keeps the fight on the outside.
Castellana cracks Rhod with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rhod fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castellana, pushing him back against the cage.
Castellana misses with a body punch.
Rhod struggles to land a body shot inside as Castellana controls his hands.
Rhod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castellana throws a lazy right hand but Rhod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castellana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Castellana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Rhod. That snapped Castellana's head back.
Castellana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castellana throws a hook but Rhod blocks it.
Rhod tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhod tries to clinch
and Castellana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhod is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rhod tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rhod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castellana.
Castellana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rhod is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellana misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhod just misses with a punch to the body.
Castellana looks to land a right hand but Rhod moved out of range.
Rhod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellana.
Castellana throws a leg kick that misses.
Rhod is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rhod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rhod.
Castellana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castellana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rhod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castellana.
Rhod tries to clinch but Castellana moves out of range.
Castellana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rhod.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castellana! But no joy.
A big left from Rhod misses.
Rhod misses with a body shot
and Castellana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castellana loads up on a big right hand but Rhod slips the punch.
Castellana misses with a body shot.
Rhod seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rhod tries to clinch up.
Castellana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gianni Castellana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rhod moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhod closes the distance and clinches.
Castellana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castellana throws a head punch that misses.
Castellana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Castellana.
Rhod throws a head kick that misses.
Rhod moves to clinch but Castellana breaks away
and Castellana counters with a straight right hand.
Rhod moves out of range as Castellana strikes.
Rhod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rhod clinches with his opponent.
Castellana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castellana.
Rhod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rhod forces Castellana back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castellana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Castellana.
Castellana throws a head punch that misses.
Rhod working aggressively here.
Rhod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhod.
Rhod throws a hook to the side of Castellana's head but Castellana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhod tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhod tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castellana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Castellana misses the target.
A jab from Castellana does it's job there.
Rhod takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rhod slips a straight right by Castellana.
Rhod tries to clinch but Castellana is having none of it.
Rhod has closed the distance and engaged Castellana in a clinch.
Rhod is trying to force a seperation but Castellana has the dominant position.
Rhod's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castellana scores with a spinning back kick!
Rhod tries to clinch there but Castellana circles away.
Rhod moves in looking to clinch but Castellana pushes him off.
Rhod tries to clinch up but Castellana circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana closes the distance and clinches.
Rhod wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Castellana on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castellana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rhod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castellana trying to stall but Rhod improves his position.
Rhod tries to circle away but Castellana has him pinned against the cage.
Rhod is looking to break free of the clinch but Castellana has double underhooks.
Castellana has Rhod pressed against the cage, preventing Rhod from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castellana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castellana lands with a light punch inside.
Rhod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rhod throws a sloppy head kick and Castellana moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Castellana releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rhod works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rhod throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donk. Castellana catches Rhod right on the button with a cross.
Castellana throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Rhod counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rhod.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from Castellana tenderised Rhod's leg. Rhod is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rhod tries to clinch there but Castellana circles away.
Castellana lands a right hook to the body.
Castellana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castellana. Rhod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castellana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rhod's head.
Rhod tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rhod backing away here, and Castellana unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rudy Rhod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rudy Rhod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castellana with a nice calf kick.
Castellana cracks Rhod with a good jab.
Castellana lands a jab to the nose.
A nice combination there by Rhod.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhod tries to clinch up.
Rhod wants to clinch up but Castellana keeps it at a distance.
Rhod is looking to clinch but Castellana is avoiding it.
Rhod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhod tries to clinch up but Castellana circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Rhod misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellana jabs Rhod to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Castellana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rhod doesn't seem bothered though.
Castellana cracks Rhod with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rhod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castellana.
Rhod slips a straight right by Castellana.
Castellana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhod fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castellana pushes Rhod away with a front kick.
Castellana scores with a nice right hand.
Castellana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rhod gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castellana looking to slow down the pace here.
Castellana lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod is trying to force a seperation but Castellana has the dominant position.
Rhod is looking to break free of the clinch but Castellana has double underhooks.
Gianni Castellana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rhod is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gianni Castellana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castellana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gianni Castellana!
A victorious Gianni Castellana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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