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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castillo comes into the arena with Enter Sandman blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Love!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Love tries to clinch up but Castillo circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Love darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Love circles away from the clinch attempt.
Love has Castillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Castillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Love looking to stall.
Love jumps guard but Castillo stands there with Love around his waist. Love gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Castillo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Love has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Love throws a knee to the head but misses.
Love keeps control of Castillo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Love changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castillo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Love is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Love throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castillo looks to clinch
and Love counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Love.
Love breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castillo gets a clinch.
Castillo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Love tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Castillo smiles and moves away.
Cain Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Love.
Love fails to land with a series of punches.
Castillo wants to clinch.
Castillo tries to clinch up
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castillo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Love keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Castillo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Love's calf.
Castillo tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castillo looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castillo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Love to score with a decent uppercut.
Love pushes Castillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Castillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Love wants to clinch
and Castillo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Love's knee momentarily.
Castillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castillo tries to keep at a distance but Love has taken the fight into the clinch.
Love wants to break free but Castillo has control.
Love controlling the action here for a moment.
Castillo tries to pull guard but Love won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo manages to pull guard.
Castillo working a defensive guard here.
Love gets to his feet - Castillo follows without any prompting.
Castillo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Love manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Love tries to clinch up.
Castillo tries to clinch up.
Love works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Castillo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Love's head.
It looks like Bobby Love has been cut.
Castillo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Love lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Love will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Love's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Love looks to clinch
and Castillo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Love breaks from the clinch.
Bobby Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo closes the distance but Love moves to the side
and Love makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Castillo really felt that one!
Castillo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Love.
Love wants to clinch but Castillo slips to the side
and Castillo moves into the clinch.
Love tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Castillo smiles and moves away.
Love wants to clinch.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Love closes the distance but Castillo moves to the side
and Castillo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo pulls guard successfully.
Love looking to pass the guard.
Castillo is trying to keep Love in close.
Love postures up in Castillo's guard and throws a big left but Castillo blocks it.
Love wants to control from the top but Castillo keeps moving.
Love has gone for a leg lock! Castillo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Love's guard.
Love keeping moving, preventing Castillo from controlling successfully.
Castillo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Love lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Love keeping moving, preventing Castillo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castillo gets to his feet - Love follows without any prompting.
Love throws a lazy head kick
and Castillo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Love is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Castillo is keeping busy.
Love manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love pushes Castillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Love misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Love breaks the clinch.
Love stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castillo.
Love is breathing heavily.
Love tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Love tries to clinch but Castillo is having none of it.
Castillo is looking to clinch.
Love throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castillo's waist but Castillo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Love off to one side.
Castillo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Love counters by clinching up.
Castillo pulls Love into guard.
Love showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Love wants to control from the top but Castillo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Love is controlling him.
Castillo controlling Love's posture.
Love is looking to advance position but Castillo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Castillo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Love's cut.
That's time! Castillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Love is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Castillo.
Love misses with a body kick.
Love swats away the attempt to clinch by Castillo.
Castillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castillo tries to clinch but Love is having none of it.
Castillo is looking to clinch but Love is avoiding it.
Castillo moves out of range of the body kick.
Castillo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Love counters with a left and a right that stings Castillo.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Love but Love pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cain Castillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Love wants to clinch
and Castillo counters with a series of strikes. Love will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castillo throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love blocks the body kick.
Castillo is looking to clinch but Love is avoiding it.
Castillo is looking to clinch but Love is avoiding it.
Love shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Love showed some decent athleticism there.
Castillo wants to get back to full guard.
Love keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Love lands with a punch from half guard.
Love trying to control the pace.
Castillo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Love scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love trying to control from half guard but Castillo is working away.
Love is thwarting Castillo's attempts to control the position.
Love controlling the pace.
Love seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Castillo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Love with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Castillo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Love is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Love jumps into side control!
Castillo struggling a bit here.
Love working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Love in side control, just content to control the action for now.
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.
Castillo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Castillo's face as Love controls the position.
Love is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Castillo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Love wants to control but Castillo is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Love comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Love has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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