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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximo Katakutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maximo Katakutan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle shoots in for a takedown but Katakutan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Katakutan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A low kick from Katakutan misses
and Castle counters with a straight right hand.
Katakutan misses with a few strikes there.
Castle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Katakutan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Katakutan tried to score with a low kick but Castle checks it.
Katakutan throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
Katakutan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katakutan throws a leg kick
and Castle counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
You can see the frustration on Katakutan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Katakutan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Katakutan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katakutan works his way into full mount!
Katakutan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Katakutan looking to finish with strikes here!
Katakutan looking to ground and pound but Castle is blocking nicely.
Katakutan punching from mount but Castle doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Katakutan wants to control but Castle has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Katakutan throwing shots but Castle is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Castle uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Katakutan throwing strikes from guard but Castle blocks nicely.
Castle keeping moving, preventing Katakutan from controlling successfully.
Katakutan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Katakutan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Castle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Katakutan.
Katakutan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan gets to his feet. Castle looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Katakutan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donk. Katakutan catches Castle right on the button with a cross.
Katakutan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Katakutan. No joy for Castle on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katakutan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katakutan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Katakutan throws a leg kick but Castle checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katakutan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Katakutan throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximo Katakutan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Katakutan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castle is able to avoid easily.
Castle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Katakutan.
Katakutan cracks the inside of Castle's front leg.
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximo Katakutan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle slips a jab and a cross from Katakutan.
Katakutan tried to score with a low kick but Castle checks it.
Katakutan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Katakutan misses with a head kick.
Katakutan misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle checks a leg kick.
Katakutan connects with a leg kick. Castle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Katakutan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Katakutan wants it to stay on the feet.
Maximo Katakutan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Katakutan throws a low kick, looking for Castle's leg but Castle calmly moves out of range.
Castle shoots for a double leg takedown but Katakutan sprawls well. He's pushed Castle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Katakutan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Katakutan misses with a double jab
and Castle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Katakutan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katakutan misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katakutan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castle in his tracks.
Castle dodges the punch combination from Katakutan.
Katakutan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle throws a series of punches but Katakutan avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Katakutan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Katakutan defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Katakutan as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katakutan.
Castle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Katakutan works over Castle's head and body with a nice combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Katakutan.
Horrible takedown by Castle or perhaps it was just good defense by Katakutan which made him look bad.
Left hook, right uppercut from Katakutan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Katakutan does no damage.
Katakutan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maximo Katakutan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katakutan throws a leg kick which misses Castle's front leg but catches the back leg as Castle tries to avoid it.
Katakutan throws a low kick, looking for Castle's leg but Castle calmly moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Katakutan, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Katakutan, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Katakutan, right into the meat.
Katakutan tries to land a leg kick but Castle saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximo Katakutan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Katakutan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katakutan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Katakutan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katakutan.
A nice combination there by Katakutan.
Katakutan throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Katakutan.
Katakutan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castle counters with a single leg into guard. Katakutan didn't expect that.
Katakutan has control of Castle's left arm, preventing Castle from doing any damage.
Katakutan is looking to stand up but Castle isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katakutan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castle is one step ahead there.
Katakutan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Katakutan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Castle wants to control from the top but Katakutan keeps moving.
Castle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Katakutan, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan motions for Castle to come forward. Katakutan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Katakutan throws a nice head kick!
Katakutan connects with a solid leg kick.
Castle scores with a takedown into Katakutan's guard.
Castle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Katakutan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Katakutan wants to get back to his feet but Castle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katakutan managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Katakutan pushes Castle off and gets back to his feet.
Katakutan throws a chopping leg kick but Castle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Castle has a takedown stuffed.
Katakutan scores with a one two! Castle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rick Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katakutan throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katakutan but Katakutan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Katakutan lands a jab to the nose.
Katakutan misses with a low kick.
Rick Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Katakutan.
Katakutan tried to score with a low kick but Castle checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katakutan connects with an inside leg kick.
Maximo Katakutan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katakutan throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximo Katakutan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Katakutan 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Maximo Katakutan!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Maximo Katakutan!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Maximo Katakutan!
Maximo Katakutan wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Maximo Katakutan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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