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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Caldeira (ranked 1335 p4p, 398 weight class) and Gianni Castellana (ranked 185 p4p, 53 weight class). Castellana has chosen Good night as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arturo Caldeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Castellana.
Nice defenses there by Caldeira.
Caldeira has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Caldeira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Caldeira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caldeira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castellana misses with a right hand
letting Caldeira counter with a right hand.
Caldeira tries to clinch there but Castellana circles away.
Caldeira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castellana is fending him off so far but Caldeira persists. Nope, Castellana circles away and we're back to standing.
Castellana throws a jab but it's blocked by Caldeira.
Arturo Caldeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellana moves out of range of the strikes.
Castellana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldeira lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caldeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Caldeira as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Caldeira misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Castellana to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Arturo Caldeira has been cut.
Caldeira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caldeira looks for the body kick but Castellana saw that one coming.
Castellana doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Castellana misses with a leg kick
and Caldeira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Castellana!
Caldeira trying to control the position but Castellana is working away.
Caldeira scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Caldeira are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Caldeira trying to control the position but Castellana is working away.
Castellana tries to escape but Caldeira is in control.
Castellana tries to buck Caldeira off but Caldeira is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caldeira connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Castellana some visible discomfort.
Sloppy strikes there by Caldeira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Caldeira.
Caldeira lands a nice forearm strike.
Caldeira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caldeira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Castellana has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Caldeira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Castellana has escaped the position, nice work there.
Castellana wants to get back to his feet.
Caldeira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Caldeira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Castellana has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Caldeira but great work by Castellana.
Caldeira is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Caldeira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Castellana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Caldeira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Caldeira wants to free his trapped foot but Castellana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Castellana tries to kick Caldeira off but Caldeira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Castellana gets full guard.
Caldeira landing some decent shots from guard.
Castellana is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Castellana decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Castellana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caldeira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castellana is looking to chop away at Caldeira's legs.
Castellana dodges the punch combination from Caldeira.
A head kick by Caldeira misses
and Castellana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caldeira moves out of range of the body kick.
Castellana moves into the clinch successfully.
Caldeira can't find room to land a body shot as Castellana controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caldeira as Castellana tries to tie him up.
Caldeira stalling in the clinch but Castellana improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Caldeira lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Caldeira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Caldeira's cut.
That's time! Caldeira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caldeira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Castellana is defending against the submission attempts here by Caldeira.
Castellana pushes Caldeira off and gets back to his feet.
Caldeira tries to clinch but Castellana is having none of it.
Caldeira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Castellana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caldeira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castellana can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castellana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Caldeira slips a jab from Castellana.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castellana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Caldeira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caldeira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caldeira misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira thows a body kick. Castellana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Caldeira shoots in looking for a takedown but Castellana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Caldeira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Castellana flicks out a counter leg kick but Caldeira steps away.
Castellana throws a lazy right hand but Caldeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Caldeira or perhaps it was just good defense by Castellana, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Caldeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castellana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caldeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Castellana.
Caldeira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caldeira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castellana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caldeira works Castellana's body with a nice hook.
Gianni Castellana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caldeira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Castellana connects with a body shot that sends Caldeira's belly button to the back.
Caldeira slips under a jab from Castellana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira throws a body kick that misses.
Castellana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caldeira darts in looking for a takedown but Castellana gets double underhooks and turns Caldeira into the cage.
Castellana is trying to break free.
Castellana lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caldeira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caldeira blocking some punches.
Caldeira blocks a body shot from Castellana.
Caldeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caldeira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castellana fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Caldeira misses with a two punch combination.
Castellana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castellana throws a leg kick but Caldeira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Castellana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castellana counters with a solid body kick.
Caldeira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castellana avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira feints and as Castellana raises his hands in defense, Caldeira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Castellana wants to sweep here but Caldeira controlling him for the moment.
Caldeira throws a big right hand that misses.
Caldeira tries to free his leg and advance position but Castellana is retaining full guard.
Castellana pushes Caldeira off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Caldeira drives through with a takedown into Castellana's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Castellana keeping moving, preventing Caldeira from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caldeira wants to control from the top but Castellana keeps moving.
Caldeira 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.
Caldeira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castellana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caldeira drops back looking for a leg! Castellana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castellana manages to kick Caldeira off! Caldeira jumps back into Castellana's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caldeira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caldeira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caldeira prevents Castellana from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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 cut man is working on Arturo Caldeira's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Castellana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caldeira moves away.
Caldeira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castellana keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caldeira. Castellana does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caldeira. Castellana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castellana looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caldeira has Castellana up against the cage in a clinch.
Castellana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castellana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caldeira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castellana moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck for Caldeira with that takedown attempt.
Castellana moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arturo Caldeira is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Castellana swats away the attempt to clinch by Caldeira.
Caldeira connects with a right hand. Castellana shakes it off.
Castellana lands a nice looking body shot.
Castellana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caldeira manages to avoid it.
Caldeira throws a right hand that Castellana ducks under and follows up with a left that Castellana also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Castellana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caldeira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castellana's head.
Sloppy strikes from Caldeira. Those never looked like landing.
Castellana with a nice calf kick.
Caldeira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caldeira throws a jab when Castellana was well out of range.
Caldeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caldeira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castellana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caldeira misses with a body shot.
Caldeira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caldeira ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
A nice combination there by Caldeira.
Castellana misses with an uppercut. Caldeira saw that one coming.
Caldeira shoots for a double leg takedown but Castellana sprawls well. He's pushed Caldeira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Caldeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caldeira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caldeira wants to clinch up but Castellana keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castellana! But no joy.
Caldeira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castellana throws out the jab.
Castellana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caldeira.
Castellana tries to score with a low kick but Caldeira moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castellana looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caldeira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Castellana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castellana drops his hands momentarily and Caldeira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castellana wants to slow Caldeira down by chopping away at his legs.
Castellana tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caldeira.
Castellana tries to clinch
and Caldeira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Caldeira is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caldeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castellana flicks out a counter leg kick but Caldeira steps away.
Caldeira dodges the punch combination from Castellana.
Caldeira throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira throws a body shot but no joy.
Castellana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caldeira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castellana.
Caldeira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castellana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castellana.
Castellana tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldeira cracks a nice hook into Castellana's ribs.
Caldeira throws a lazy head kick
and Castellana counters with an inside leg kick.
Caldeira misses with a two punch combination.
Caldeira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castellana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caldeira throws a jab but it's blocked by Castellana.
That kick from Castellana tenderised Caldeira's leg. Caldeira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caldeira tries to clinch but Castellana moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Caldeira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caldeira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Caldeira!
After the big win, Arturo Caldeira made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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