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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen NeverDead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Emerson 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, Tom Kelly!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castillo moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Castillo is avoiding it.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Castillo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kelly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kelly on the ground.
Castillo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Castillo wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Emerson Castillo.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
It looks like Emerson Castillo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castillo off to one side.
Kelly tries to keep at a distance but Castillo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castillo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Castillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Castillo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelly is trying to push Castillo away but Castillo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kelly is trying to break free.
Kelly wants a takedown.
Kelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castillo has him pressed against the cage.
Castillo is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Castillo shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emerson Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Castillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Castillo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castillo slips under a jab from Kelly.
Castillo tries for a takedown but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Castillo looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Kelly forces Castillo back against the cage and clinches.
Kelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Castillo manages to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castillo.
Castillo shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
Kelly with a jab.
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Castillo counters with an inside leg kick.
Castillo shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly tries to clinch but Castillo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castillo dives in and grabs Kelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes down on Castillo's head and hops out.
Castillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Kelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kelly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castillo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kelly somewhat.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Castillo clinches up against the cage.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Castillo keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Castillo keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Castillo keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Castillo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense.
Castillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Castillo somewhat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castillos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Castillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castillo counters with a left to the body.
No luck for Castillo with that takedown attempt.
Castillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Castillo somewhat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Emerson Castillo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emerson Castillo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castillo.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kelly as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emerson Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castillo fails with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a left to the body.
Castillo ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Tom Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly scores with a nice strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted 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!
Castillo avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Castillo slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castillo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Castillo connects with a looping right hand.
Emerson Castillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly misses with a body shot
and Castillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Castillo shoots in looking for a takedown but Kelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Castillo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Castillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
That kick from Castillo tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Castillo counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castillo counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck for Castillo with that takedown attempt.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Castillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly lunges at Castillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Castillo's hand.
Castillo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelly, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kelly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Castillo blocking some punches.
Kelly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castillo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Castillo lands an elbow inside that Kelly shrugs off.
Castillo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kelly walks away with a smile on his face. Castillo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Castillo wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly lands a jab to Castillo's midsection.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Castillo slips a straight right by Kelly.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kelly is looking to improve his position but Castillo isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Kelly controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
I really don't envy Kelly right now.
Castillo is looking for the choke from the back position but Kelly is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo doesn't have the hooks in and Kelly manages to turn into his guard.
Kelly prevents Castillo from getting back to his feet.
Kelly decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Castillo, up you get!
A head kick misses from Castillo.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
letting Castillo counter with a right hand.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Castillo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Castillo counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly misses with a body shot
and Castillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Castillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Castillo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kelly pushes Castillo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emerson Castillo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Castillo looks for a takedown but Kelly sprawls well.
Crunch! Castillo slams his shin into Kelly's torso.
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castillo tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castillo to the ground. Castillo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castillo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Castillo digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Castillo avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly cracks Castillo with an open hand slap.
Castillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kelly avoids it really well and circles away.
Kelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly works over Castillo's head and body with a nice combination.
Castillo closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Castillo has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castillo jumps guard.
Kelly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Castillo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kelly punching from the bottom.
Kelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Castillo working Kelly over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Castillo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Castillo's back!
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
Castillo is in bad spot here.
Castillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kelly is punishing Castillo with strikes - can he finish him?!
Castillo is trying to defend against the choke here but Kelly has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Kelly Tightens the hold and Castillo taps out furiously! Kelly displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tom Kelly!
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hype
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