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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Jodoin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezio Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezio Castillo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nelson Jodoin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ezio Castillo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo shoots in for a takedown but Jodoin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Jodoin.
Castillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jodoin.
Jodoin misses with a two punch combination.
Castillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Castillo tries for a takedown but Jodoin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nelson Jodoin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezio Castillo.
Jodoin tries to bum rush Castillo with a series of wild strikes but Castillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jodoin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Castillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jodoin.
Donk. Jodoin catches Castillo right on the button with a cross.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jodoin as he avoids it easily.
Castillo dives in and grabs Jodoin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jodoin pushes down on Castillo's head and hops out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo slips a jab and a cross from Jodoin.
A punch combination from Jodoin misses.
A jab-cross combination lands for Jodoin and sends Castillo crashing to the mat! Jodoin follows him down to the mat - Castillo regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Castillo is rocked!
It looks like Ezio Castillo has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jodoin wants to free his trapped foot but Castillo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Castillo is still in real trouble! Can Jodoin finish him?
Jodoin is working for a submission of some sort.
Jodoin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo tries to roll over but Jodoin keeps him under control.
Castillo seems to have recovered his senses.
Castillo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Jodoin seems content to control.
Jodoin is looking to take a break and control but Castillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castillo tries to get to full guard but Jodoin has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Castillo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jodoin dips to his left and cracks Castillo with an uppercut!
Jodoin leaves Castillo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castillo looks gassed!
Castillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Castillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jodoin circles away.
Castillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jodoin.
Jodoin throws a left that rocks Castillo and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jodoin dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Castillo regain composure!
Castillo is rocked!
Jodoin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Castillo is still in real trouble! Can Jodoin finish him?
Jodoin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Castillo seems to have recovered his senses.
Jodoin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jodoin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jodoin circles away.
Jodoin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Castillo backs up against the cage.
Jodoin takes a swing at Castillo's ribcage but misses.
Jodoin gets caught flat footed, as Castillo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jodoin has control of Castillo's left arm, preventing Castillo from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jodoin trying to keep a closed guard but Castillo is proving a slippery customer.
Castillo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jodoin is looking to stand up but Castillo isn't so interested in that idea.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jodoin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castillo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Castillo!
Jodoin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Castillo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jodoin passes to side control.
Jodoin slows the pace down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo is looking for a sweep.
Jodoin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castillo keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Jodoin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezio Castillo's cut.
That's time! Jodoin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Castillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Castillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jodoin is fending him off so far but Castillo persists. Nope, Jodoin circles away and we're back to standing.
A cross from Jodoin lands.
Jodoin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jodoin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castillo gets a takedown into half guard.
Jodoin wants to get back to full guard.
Jodoin keeping control of the position.
Jodoin has one foot on Castillo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Castillo dodges the punch combination from Jodoin.
Jodoin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodoin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Castillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jodoin circles away.
Nelson Jodoin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezio Castillo.
Jodoin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Jodoin does no damage.
Jodoin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jodoin wants it to stay on the feet.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Jodoin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Castillo looking to pass the guard.
Castillo preventing the sweep.
Jodoin keeping moving, preventing Castillo from controlling successfully.
Jodoin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jodoin tries to pass to full mount but Castillo defends it.
Jodoin is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jodoin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jodoin wants to take Castillo's back but he can't do it this time.
Jodoin forces the positional change into back control.
Castillo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Castillo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jodoin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Castillo's body.
Jodoin gets his hands free as Castillo looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin controls the action.
Castillo trying to control the hands but Jodoin won't let him.
Jodoin controlling well, preventing Castillo from escaping the position.
Jodoin biding his time, looking for the opening.
Castillo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Castillo is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Castillo showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jodoin avoiding Castillo 's attempts to control his hands.
Jodoin keeps control of the position as Castillo tries to break free.
Jodoin doesn't have the hooks in and Castillo manages to turn into his guard.
Jodoin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jodoin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jodoin, not yet.
Castillo stands and throws Jodoin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Castillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jodoin keeps working.
Jodoin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Castillo's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Jodoin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ezio Castillo's cut.
That's time! Jodoin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jodoin looks to land a combination but Castillo avoids it well.
Castillo dives in and grabs Jodoin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jodoin pushes down on Castillo's head and hops out.
Jodoin connects with a body shot.
Jodoin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jodoin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jodoin throws a right hand that Castillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Castillo also avoids with ease.
Jodoin throws a series of punches but Castillo avoids them all with ease.
Nelson Jodoin is winning the standup battle so far.
Jodoin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Castillo dodges the punch combination from Jodoin.
Castillo fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Castillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Jodoin which made him look bad.
Nelson Jodoin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezio Castillo.
Jodoin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jodoin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castillo shoots in but Jodoin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jodoin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Ezio Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jodoin.
Jodoin misses with a few strikes there.
Jodoin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jodoin.
Castillo fails with the takedown.
Jodoin misses with a wild combination.
Jodoin works over Castillo's head and body with a nice combination.
Jodoin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castillo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jodoin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Jodoin misses.
Some wild striking there from Jodoin.
Nelson Jodoin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jodoin connects with a crisp jab.
Jodoin lands with a hook. Castillo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jodoin throws a series of punches but Castillo avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo scores a takedown into full mount!
Castillo is trying to take his opponent's back.
Jodoin gets back to half guard.
Jodoin is trying is best to control the position here.
Jodoin moves into full guard.
Jodoin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Castillo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jodoin trying to control the pace.
Jodoin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin controlling from the full mount.
Castillo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jodoin with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Jodoin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Castillo wants to control but Jodoin is having none of it.
Nelson Jodoin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jodoin trying to control but Castillo is having none of it.
Jodoin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Castillo can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castillo is squirming around, avoiding Jodoin's attempts to control the action.
Castillo is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Jodoin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jodoin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Jodoin!
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hype
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