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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riley Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agustin Castillas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes into the arena with Living in Sin blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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166 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Riley Quinn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Castillas! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Castillas misses the jab. Castillas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quinn. No joy there for Castillas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castillas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quinn. Castillas throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Castillas throws a jab when Quinn was well out of range. Castillas throws a nice looking combination but Quinn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Castillas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castillas thows a left - swing and a miss! Castillas misses with a series of wild punches.
Quinn looks for a takedown but Castillas sprawls well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A punch combination from Castillas misses. Quinn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castillas is fending him off so far but Quinn persists. Nope, Castillas circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Quinn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castillas. Quinn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quinn showed some decent athleticism there. Castillas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Castillas. Castillas has his foot on Quinn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quinn works his way back into a safe position though. Quinn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Castillas keeping moving, preventing Quinn from controlling successfully. Quinn wanted to stand there but Castillas had control of the position. Castillas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quinn manages to get himself to full guard.
Castillas looks gassed! Quinn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Castillas! Castillas can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Quinn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Castillas is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Castillas and Quinn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Castillas can't do much from the bottom here. Castillas is looking to reverse the position. Quinn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Quinn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castillas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Castillas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Quinn off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Castillas looking for the RNC. Castillas working for a choke but Quinn is defending well. Quinn wants to get back to his feet. Castillas working for a choke but Quinn is defending well. Castillas patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round. Quinn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Castillas's guard. Nice work there by Quinn.
Quinn is looking to advance position but Castillas has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Quinn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Castillas. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Castillas trying to control but Quinn is having none of it. Quinn is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agustin Castillas dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Castillas misses with the combination.
Castillas throws a series of punches but Quinn avoids them all with ease. Quinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillas stuffs the takedown attempt from Quinn. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet. No luck with that takedown attempt from Quinn. Quinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castillas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Castillas misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A slow jab from Castillas misses its intended target. Castillas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Castillas throws a nice looking combination but Quinn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Quinn slips a straight right by Castillas. Castillas misses with a body shot.
Castillas pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Quinn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Quinn moves nicely into side control. Quinn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Quinn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Quinn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Quinn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Quinn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Castillas has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Quinn but great work by Castillas. Castillas advances nicely into full mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Castillas jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Quinn is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Quinn and Castillas has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Quinn is trying to buck Castillas off. Castillas decides to stand back up. Riley Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quinn fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him. Quinn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Castillas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Castillas lands the left hand. Quinn takes one to the side of the head.
Riley Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Quinn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillas. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quinn. Nice takedown defense from Castillas. No joy for Quinn on that attempt. Castillas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quinn in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Quinn on the wrong end of a nice jab. Castillas lands with a nice body punch. Agustin Castillas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Castillas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quinn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castillas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quinn somewhat. Castillas misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Castillas does no damage. Quinn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Castillas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castillas is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Agustin Castillas will probably get the nod - 10:9. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Castillas just misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castillas as he jumps to the side. A combination from Castillas does no damage. Castillas tries to bum rush Quinn with a series of wild strikes but Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Castillas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quinn shoots in and drives through. Castillas sprawls well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Quinn moves out of range as Castillas strikes. Castillas looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range. Castillas misses the shot to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Horrible takedown by Quinn or perhaps it was just good defense by Castillas which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. A combination from Castillas does no damage. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quinn is defended easily by Castillas. Castillas throws a right and a left that both miss. Castillas swinging wildly here.
A jab from Castillas misses. Quinn dives in and grabs Castillas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Castillas pushes down on Quinn's head and hops out. Quinn closes the distance and clinches up with Castillas, looking for a takedown. Quinn pushes Castillas against the cage but Castillas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. A shot to de liver by Castillas. Beautiful body shot. Castillas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Castillas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but Castillas shows good takedown defense. Castillas misses with a wild body shot. Quinn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castillas as he jumps to the side. Castillas lands with an overhand left. Quinn shoots in but no luck this time. Castillas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castillas. Castillas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quinn moves out of range as Castillas strikes. Nice sprawl there from Castillas as Quinn shoots in. Castillas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Quinn drives through with a takedown into guard. Agustin Castillas has got the better of the ground game so far. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castillas is on top in guard.
Quinn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castillas is aware though and is defending well. Quinn keeping moving, preventing Castillas from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Castillas passes into half guard. Castillas wants to work for an arm triangle but Quinn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Castillas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Castillas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quinn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Quinn looking for submissions off his back. Riley Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Agustin Castillas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Quinn throws a strike from the bottom but Castillas passes into side control!
And that's the end of the fight! Agustin Castillas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Castillas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agustin Castillas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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