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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Castillo (ranked 2538 p4p, 3644 weight class) and Tater Salad (ranked 195 p4p, 247 weight class). Salad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brak - Mashed potatoes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tater Salad!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab from Salad.
Salad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Salad tests Castillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castillo tests Salad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Salad with the inside leg kick.
Salad misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Castillo.
Castillo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Salad is letting Castillo control him for a moment.
Castillo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Salad is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo taking a breather here.
Castillo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Salad is looking to regain half guard here but Castillo keeps moving and retains side control.
Castillo throws a strike aimed at the side of Salad's head but Salad avoids it well.
Castillo 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.
Salad can't do much from the bottom here.
Salad takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Castillo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Castillo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Castillo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salad is trying to escape the position but Castillo is controlling the position.
Castillo tries to score with some ground and pound. Salad controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Castillo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Salad's face as Castillo controls the position.
Castillo trying to control the action but Salad is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salad wants to control but Castillo postures up.
Castillo is looking to take a break and control but Salad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castillo throws an elbow but Salad slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo working the ground and pound from side control.
Castillo moves into full mount!
Salad can't escape the position.
Castillo punching from mount but Salad doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Castillo breaks from Salad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Castillo unloads with some shots from mount but Salad bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Salad has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Castillo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Salad is surviving well by controlling Castillo's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Salad really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poor strikes thrown by Castillo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
BOOM! Castillo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Castillo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Salad because Castillo loaded up on that one.
Castillo lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salad holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Castillo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Castillo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Castillo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salad misses with a head kick.
Salad throws a poor cross that misses
and Castillo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Salad's guard.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Salad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richard Castillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Castillo is stalling in the full guard.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Salad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo controlling from the top position.
Salad working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo with a nice head shot there.
Castillo wants to control from the top but Salad keeps moving.
Castillo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Castillo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Castillo throws a strike but Salad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Salad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Castillo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo wants to take a breather but Salad is having none of it.
Castillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Castillo connects with a nice short shot to Salad's temple.
Castillo tries to pass to full mount but Salad defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Salad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Castillo stopping the sweep attempt from Salad.
Castillo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Castillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Castillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Salad has wrist control.
Salad controls Castillo momentarily but Castillo frees himself.
Castillo lands a couple of elbows.
Castillo drops back looking for a leg! Salad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Salad manages to kick Castillo off! Castillo jumps back into Salad's guard.
Castillo is fighting to break Salad's control of his arms but Salad is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salad 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castillo.
Castillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo slips under a jab.
Castillo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Salad.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castillo staying out of range there.
Salad connects with a jab.
Castillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Salad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Castillo closes the distance and pushes Salad back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Castillo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Castillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Castillo somewhat.
Tater Salad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castillo connects with a body shot that sends Salad's belly button to the back.
Salad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Castillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salad.
Salad moves out of range of the strikes.
Salad throws a big counter head kick but Castillo avoids it with no problem.
Tater Salad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castillo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Salad eats them both and turns towards Castillo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Salad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Salad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castillo checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salad throws a hook but Castillo blocks it.
Salad looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range.
Castillo slips under a jab from Salad.
Castillo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Salad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salad is rocked!
Castillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salad can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Salad out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Castillo!
An intense looking Richard Castillo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I do the salad tossing around here bud'.
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