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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davion Castaneda (ranked 3602 p4p, 3351 weight class) and Kareem Gallegos (ranked 300 p4p, 280 weight class). Kareem Gallegos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davion Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kareem Gallegos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Castaneda.
Castaneda dodges the punch combination from Gallegos.
Gallegos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kareem Gallegos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallegos throws a right and a left that Castaneda avoids nicely.
Castaneda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gallegos throws out the jab.
Castaneda thinks about countering with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Gallegos.
Gallegos tries to close the distance and clinch but Castaneda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gallegos is looking to chop away at Castaneda's legs.
Castaneda misses with a head kick.
Gallegos throws a counter combo.
Gallegos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castaneda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gallegos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallegos misses with a combination
and Castaneda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gallegos loads up on a big right hand but Castaneda slips the punch.
Castaneda wants to clinch.
Gallegos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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!
Gallegos scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castaneda moves into the clinch.
Castaneda is stalling here.
Castaneda keeps control of Gallegos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gallegos has a couple of punches blocked by Castaneda.
Castaneda blocks an uppercut.
Castaneda lands an elbow inside that Gallegos shrugs off.
Castaneda can't find room to land a body shot as Gallegos controls the action.
Castaneda taking a breather.
Gallegos has a couple of punches blocked by Castaneda.
Gallegos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castaneda lands a nice uppercut.
Gallegos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallegos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gallegos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gallegos tries to throw a body punch but Castaneda avoids it by throwing Gallegos back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Castaneda looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gallegos is trying to push Castaneda away but Castaneda has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Castaneda on the inside.
Gallegos lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castaneda lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gallegos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castaneda's brow.
Gallegos is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Castaneda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gallegos wants a takedown.
Castaneda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castaneda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castaneda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castaneda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gallegos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davion Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareem Gallegos.
Gallegos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallegos misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Gallegos.
Castaneda drives through and clinches with Gallegos against the ropes.
Gallegos wants to take the fight to the mat but Castaneda manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Castaneda blocking some punches.
Castaneda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda tries to throw a body punch but Gallegos avoids it by throwing Castaneda back against the ropes.
Castaneda looking to throw knees to the head but Gallegos is blocking nicely.
Castaneda manages to break the clinch.
Gallegos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gallegos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castaneda can pounce on him.
Gallegos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castaneda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Castaneda pushes Gallegos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Castaneda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castaneda is looking to slow Gallegos down with leg kicks.
Castaneda moves away from the strike by Gallegos.
Gallegos moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallegos letting Castaneda take a breather here.
Gallegos tries to circle away but Castaneda has him pinned against the ropes.
Gallegos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castaneda taking a breather.
Castaneda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gallegos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castaneda lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gallegos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castaneda's brow.
Castaneda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Castaneda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gallegos misses with a straight right.
Gallegos with a hook.
Castaneda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gallegos fails with a takedown attempt.
Castaneda is looking for a counter combo.
Castaneda is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Gallegos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castaneda slips a jab and a cross from Gallegos.
Castaneda throws a head kick that misses.
Gallegos lands a leg kick that knocks Castaneda off balance momentarily.
Gallegos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castaneda with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Davion Castaneda will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gallegos throws a nice looking combination but Castaneda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castaneda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Castaneda.
Castaneda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gallegos shoots in but no luck this time.
Gallegos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gallegos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castaneda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Castaneda slips a straight right by Gallegos.
Castaneda thinks about countering with a head kick.
Castaneda throws a head kick that misses.
Castaneda throws a head kick that misses.
Castaneda misses with a wild body shot.
Castaneda moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallegos throws a shot from downtown. Castaneda moves away and avoids it.
Gallegos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gallegos throws a one two combo.
Castaneda is rocked!
Kareem Gallegos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Castaneda.
Oh Castaneda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallegos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castaneda seems to have got his legs back now.
Castaneda wants to clinch up but Gallegos keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda slips a jab and a cross from Gallegos.
Good leg kick by Gallegos.
Left hook, right uppercut from Castaneda.
Gallegos motions for Castaneda to come forward. Gallegos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gallegos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castaneda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallegos.
Gallegos avoids the head kick by Castaneda.
Castaneda ducks under a wild hook from Gallegos.
Castaneda looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Castaneda blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Gallegos misses.
Gallegos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Castaneda throws a head kick but Gallegos moves out of range.
Gallegos gets tackled into the ropes by Castaneda. Castaneda maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castaneda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Gallegos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gallegos misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda dodges an elbow strike from Gallegos.
Gallegos wants to break free but Castaneda has control.
Gallegos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castaneda avoids it.
Castaneda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castaneda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castaneda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castaneda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castaneda throws a sloppy head kick and Gallegos moves out of range easily.
Gallegos flicks out a counter leg kick but Castaneda steps away.
Gallegos tries to bum rush Castaneda with a series of wild strikes but Castaneda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallegos cracks Castaneda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Gallegos swinging wildly here.
Castaneda throws a head kick but Gallegos moves out of range.
Castaneda stuffs the takedown attempt from Gallegos. Gallegos gets slowly back to his feet.
Gallegos misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos lunges at Castaneda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Castaneda's hand.
Castaneda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castaneda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gallegos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castaneda tries to close the distance and clinch but Gallegos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castaneda is looking to clinch.
Gallegos looks to throw the jab but Castaneda is out of range.
Good leg kick by Gallegos.
Sloppy strikes from Gallegos. Those never looked like landing.
Gallegos connects with a jab.
Castaneda tries to clinch but Gallegos moves out of range.
Gallegos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castaneda is looking to clinch but Gallegos is avoiding it.
Gallegos throws out a loose jab but Castaneda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallegos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castaneda is able to avoid easily.
Castaneda tries to clinch there but Gallegos circles away.
Castaneda slips a jab and a cross from Gallegos.
Castaneda half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda swinging wildly here.
Castaneda connects with a body shot.
Castaneda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gallegos throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallegos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castaneda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castaneda lands a head kick. Gallegos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gallegos throws a right hand that Castaneda ducks under and follows up with a left that Castaneda also avoids with ease.
That kick from Castaneda tenderised Gallegos's leg. Gallegos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gallegos throws out a powerful jab.
Gallegos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Castaneda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gallegos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gallegos.
Gallegos scores with a leg kick.
Gallegos throws a jab but it's blocked by Castaneda.
Castaneda went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Castaneda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gallegos. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Gallegos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Castaneda takes the fight into the clinch.
Castaneda manages to break the clinch.
Gallegos misses with a lunging right hand
and Castaneda counters with a two punch combo.
Gallegos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Castaneda back to the ropes. Gallegos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Castaneda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gallegos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Castaneda pushes Gallegos off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davion Castaneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallegos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gallegos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Castaneda looks to land a combination but Gallegos avoids it well.
Castaneda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Castaneda slips under a jab.
Gallegos wants to clinch but Castaneda slips to the side
and Castaneda counters with a two punch combo.
Castaneda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gallegos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Gallegos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda wants to clinch up but Gallegos keeps it at a distance.
Castaneda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Castaneda trying to stall but Gallegos improves his position.
Gallegos is trying to break free.
Gallegos takes a shot to the head.
Gallegos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Castaneda.
Castaneda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Castaneda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gallegos is trying to break the clinch but Castaneda has him pressed against the ropes.
Gallegos misses with a punch on the inside.
Castaneda blocks an uppercut.
Gallegos tries to circle away but Castaneda has him pinned against the ropes.
Castaneda crunches a lovely knee into Gallegos's ribcage.
Gallegos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castaneda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gallegos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gallegos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallegos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castaneda.
Gallegos lands a jab to the head.
Gallegos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A combination from Gallegos does no damage.
Gallegos misses with a wild combination.
Gallegos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castaneda counters with a one-two to the body.
Castaneda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castaneda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallegos.
Castaneda has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Castaneda.
Davion Castaneda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castaneda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Castaneda as the two fighters clinch.
Castaneda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castaneda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gallegos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castaneda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castaneda moves into the clinch.
Gallegos throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Castaneda.
Castaneda lands a nice elbow.
Gallegos is trying to break the clinch but Castaneda is controlling him.
Castaneda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Castaneda.
Castaneda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallegos's elbow.
Gallegos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castaneda tries to stall but Gallegos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Castaneda breaks the clinch.
Castaneda slips a jab and a cross from Gallegos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castaneda blocks a low kick nicely.
Gallegos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castaneda.
Gallegos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castaneda.
Castaneda moves into the clinch.
Gallegos is trying to force a seperation but Castaneda has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Gallegos.
Gallegos misses with some punches.
Castaneda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gallegos takes an elbow to the temple.
Castaneda breaks from the clinch.
Gallegos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Castaneda - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallegos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castaneda is fending him off so far but Gallegos persists. Nope, Castaneda circles away and we're back to standing.
Gallegos fails with the takedown.
Davion Castaneda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castaneda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallegos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davion Castaneda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castaneda 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davion Castaneda!
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