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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayjay Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winchester comes to the cage accompanied by pan pan americano. Castro has chosen 2012 as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Sydney, Kyle Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jayjay Castro!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester tries to clinch there but Castro circles away.
Castro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Winchester circles away.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Castro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winchester swivels and escapes.
Kyle Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayjay Castro.
Castro shoots in but no luck this time.
Winchester tries to clinch but Castro moves out of range.
Castro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winchester as he jumps to the side.
Castro looks gassed!
Castro fails with the takedown.
Castro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Winchester is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
Winchester tries to clinch up.
Jayjay Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winchester wants to clinch.
Castro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winchester tries to clinch but Castro moves out of range.
Winchester fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Winchester is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
Winchester tries to clinch there but Castro circles away.
Winchester feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castro's calf.
Winchester tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
Winchester throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Jayjay Castro has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winchester gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winchester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winchester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Winchester sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Castro somewhat.
Winchester jabs at Castro's body.
Winchester drops Castro with a left and a right! Oh, Castro is hurt - Winchester dives into side control looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winchester decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Winchester moves into range and clinches up with Castro.
Castro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Winchester is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Castro.
Winchester is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Winchester wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winchester looking to throw knees to the head but Castro is blocking nicely.
Winchester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is looking to break free of the clinch but Castro has double underhooks.
Winchester is trying to force a seperation but Castro has the dominant position.
Castro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Winchester has him pressed against the cage.
Winchester can't break the clinch.
Castro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Winchester gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Winchester.
Winchester scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Winchester.
Winchester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winchester's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Winchester duly obliges.
Winchester clinches with his opponent.
Winchester lands a shoulder strike.
Castro has Winchester pressed against the cage, preventing Winchester from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winchester is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester lands with a left to the head.
Castro has Winchester pressed against the cage, preventing Winchester from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Winchester has had enough of the clinch but Castro keeps him there for the moment.
Winchester is trying to break the clinch but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Castro goes for a takedown attempt but Winchester pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Winchester misses with a two punch combination.
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by Winchester.
Castro shoots in for a double leg but Winchester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winchester tries to clinch there but Castro circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Castro.
Winchester tries to clinch there but Castro circles away.
Some wild striking there from Winchester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Castro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winchester as he jumps to the side.
Castro shoots in for a takedown but Winchester shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Winchester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winchester is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
Winchester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winchester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winchester throws a front kick aimed at Castro's knee but Castro avoids it well.
Winchester moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
Castro tries for a takedown but Winchester sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winchester gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Castro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Winchester wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Winchester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayjay Castro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Castro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winchester but Winchester pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Winchester, right into the meat.
Kyle Winchester is winning the standup battle so far.
Winchester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winchester sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Castro keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winchester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winchester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castro keeps the fight on the outside.
Winchester moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
Winchester wants to clinch.
Castro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castro trying to control from Winchester's half guard. Winchester has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Castro wants to stand but Winchester is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester wants to stand and escape but Castro is having none of it.
Castro won't allow Winchester to sweep him here.
Castro stays in close to Winchester's body and controls the position.
Castro wants to control from the top but Winchester keeps moving.
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.
Castro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Castro trying to control but Winchester is working from the bottom.
Winchester is trying to keep Castro in close.
Castro wants to stand but Winchester has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Winchester keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jayjay Castro.
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by Winchester.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castro shoots and misses
and Winchester counters with an inside leg kick.
Kyle Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayjay Castro.
Winchester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winchester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winchester has managed to clinch.
Winchester decides to pull guard.
Castro gets to his feet. Winchester looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Castro shoots in for a double leg but Winchester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winchester wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Castro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castro stands and throws Winchester's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Winchester is trying to buck Castro off.
Castro in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayjay Castro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jayjay Castro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Winchester looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castro is fending him off so far but Winchester persists. Nope, Castro circles away and we're back to standing.
Castro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Castro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Castro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Castro stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castro scores a takedown into full mount!
Castro tries to control but Winchester wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro controlling the pace for now.
Winchester is squirming around, avoiding Castro's attempts to control the action.
Castro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Winchester is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jayjay Castro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winchester tries to clinch there but Castro circles away.
Winchester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winchester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winchester lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castro keeps the fight on the outside.
Castro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winchester swivels and escapes.
Winchester misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winchester doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
Winchester tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Winchester as Castro shoots in.
Kyle Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayjay Castro.
Castro misses with a takedown attempt - Winchester sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kyle Winchester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Winchester is looking to clinch.
Winchester tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
Winchester moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
Castro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winchester's waist but Winchester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castro off to one side.
Winchester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winchester is looking to slow Castro down with leg kicks.
Winchester stuffs the takedown.
Castro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winchester avoids it really well and circles away.
Winchester doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
Winchester tries to clinch up.
Winchester tries to clinch there but Castro circles away.
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayjay Castro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Castro 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayjay Castro!
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