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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfonso Castillo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfonso Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry White!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castillo pinned against the cage. Castillo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castillo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Castillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Castillo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Castillo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
White is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Castillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castillo pulls White in to control the position.
Castillo is trying to control the position but White postures up.
Castillo is really struggling to control White but he's trying to hold on to the position.
White trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Castillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Castillo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
White is staying tight to Castillo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
White trying to control the position but Castillo is working away.
Castillo manages to get back to half guard.
Castillo punching from the bottom.
Castillo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
White looking to control but Castillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Castillo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
White tries to control but Castillo wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Castillo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
White landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.
Castillo tries to reverse the position but White maintains control.
Castillo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Castillo tries to roll but White sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control but Castillo is keeping busy.
Castillo tries to escape but White has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Castillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
Castillo wants to escape the position.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
White wants to control but Castillo is keeping busy.
Despite being in the dominant position, Barry White just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castillo shoots in but no luck this time.
White misses with a takedown
and Castillo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
White is looking to control Castillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White pushes Castillo off looking to stand but Castillo dives back in and keeps control.
Castillo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White 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!
White tightening his grip on Castillo, looking for the choke.
Castillo breaks White's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Castillo trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Castillo wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barry White will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Castillo drives through with a takedown into guard.
White wants to stand and escape but Castillo is having none of it.
Castillo working some strikes from top position.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White keeping full guard, as Castillo tries to pass.
White working a defensive guard here.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castillo won't allow White to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castillo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Castillo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Castillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Castillo is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
White has one foot on Castillo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Castillo tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by White!
Castillo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
Castillo throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White working for a triangle but Castillo defends it easily.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White pulls Castillo in close to prevent any damage.
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Castillo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Castillo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castillo is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Castillo wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Castillo manages to get himself to full guard.
Castillo wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
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.
Castillo is working hard here to advance position.
White scoring with punches to the head and body.
Castillo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Castillo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Castillo is trying to hold White in close to prevent damage but White has managed to pass into half guard.
Alfonso Castillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castillo tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
White misses with a takedown
so Castillo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Castillo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
White tries to bum rush Castillo with a series of wild strikes but Castillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castillo stuffs the takedown.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castillo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Castillo working the head and body with strikes.
Castillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castillo trying to pass the guard but White defending well.
White manages to get to full guard.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castillo lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo working some strikes from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Castillo has a closed guard, preventing White from standing up.
Castillo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as White controls the pace.
White wants to control from the top but Castillo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Castillo trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Castillo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Castillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castillo wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White scores with a short punch from the bottom.
White has his feet on Castillo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Castillo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo landing some decent shots from guard.
Castillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
White is trying to control the position but Castillo postures up.
Castillo chips away with some ground and pound.
White trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Castillo works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
White wants to get back to his feet but Castillo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Castillo looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Castillo keeps the fight on the outside.
White tries for a takedown but Castillo circles away easily
and Castillo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alfonso Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry White.
Castillo with a nice head shot there.
White trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Castillo trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White keeping full guard, as Castillo tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfonso Castillo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castillo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfonso Castillo!
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