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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 86 p4p, 6 weight class) and Nico World Citizen (ranked 64 p4p, 4 weight class). World Citizen has chosen Rich Bitch as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
29 - 12 - 3 |
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160 cm
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145 lbs
20 - 10 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nico World Citizen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
World Citizen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
World Citizen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castrello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good leg kick by World Citizen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
World Citizen takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castrello.
Castrello scores with a hook.
Castrello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castrello misses the jab.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
World Citizen moves out of range of the body kick.
Castrello throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
World Citizen throws a body shot but no joy.
World Citizen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castrello.
World Citizen moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
World Citizen looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castrello fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and World Citizen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
World Citizen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Castrello's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello blocks a jab.
World Citizen throws a leg kick but Castrello checks it.
World Citizen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from World Citizen misses.
World Citizen blocks a leg kick.
World Citizen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from World Citizen misses the target.
World Citizen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castrello.
Castrello cracks World Citizen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Castrello checks a leg kick nicely.
World Citizen throws a solid leg kick but Castrello takes the impact on his shin and smiles at World Citizen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castrello. World Citizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. World Citizen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Castrello feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits World Citizens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
World Citizen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
World Citizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but World Citizen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
World Citizen pushes Castrello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, World Citizen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
World Citizen manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen lands with an overhand left.
Castrello clobbers World Citizen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
World Citizen throws a solid leg kick but Castrello takes the impact on his shin and smiles at World Citizen.
World Citizen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castrello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castrello doesn't manage to clinch there - World Citizen circles away.
Castrello throws a lazy right hand but World Citizen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castrello fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but World Citizen is out of range.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello cracks World Citizen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from World Citizen finds it's way through Castrello's defenses.
Castrello takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by World Citizen. That's going to slow Castrello down.
World Citizen connects with a nice looking jab.
Castrello just misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello gets tackled into the cage by World Citizen. World Citizen maintains the clinch.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from World Citizen.
Castrello blocking some punches.
World Citizen misses with a punch to the body.
World Citizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen breaks from the clinch.
Castrello connects with the punch.
World Citizen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castrello.
Castrello lands a lovely overhand right.
World Citizen lands with a thumping leg kick.
World Citizen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
World Citizen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
World Citizen throws a head punch that misses.
World Citizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
World Citizen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Castrello to keep the fight standing.
World Citizen blocks an uppercut.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through World Citizen's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Castrello.
World Citizen jumps guard but Castrello stands there with World Citizen around his waist. World Citizen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
World Citizen misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
World Citizen breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
World Citizen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castrello counters with a nice uppercut.
World Citizen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castrello.
A big right from World Citizen misses.
Castrello needs to keep his hands up - World Citizen had a free shot at his head there.
World Citizen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castrello.
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract World Citizen.
Castrello throws out a leg kick but World Citizen moves out of range and Castrello only half commits.
Castrello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
World Citizen throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
World Citizen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
World Citizen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
World Citizen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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 Cullen Castrello 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.
Castrello is looking to clinch.
Castrello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castrello doesn't manage to clinch there - World Citizen circles away.
Castrello feints and then cracks World Citizen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow World Citizen down.
Castrello throws a jab but it's blocked by World Citizen.
Castrello lands a head kick!
World Citizen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castrello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castrello lands a jab to the head.
World Citizen throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
World Citizen thows a left - swing and a miss!
World Citizen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
World Citizen misses with a low kick.
Castrello is looking to counter the offense by World Citizen and move into the clinch.
Castrello throws an overhand right that lands on World Citizen's shoulder, as World Citizen tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
World Citizen misses with a wild combination.
Castrello was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castrello on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
World Citizen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
World Citizen connects with a looping right hand.
World Citizen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castrello clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards World Citizen's brow.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Nico World Citizen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from World Citizen.
Castrello lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down World Citizen.
World Citizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
World Citizen takes an elbow to the temple.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. World Citizen is defending well for now.
World Citizen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
World Citizen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
World Citizen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
World Citizen tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
World Citizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, World Citizen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
World Citizen misses with some punches.
Castrello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
World Citizen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
World Citizen moves forwards but Castrello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
World Citizen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castrello.
Castrello throws the left hand but World Citizen avoids the punch easily.
A big left from World Citizen misses.
A lazy left from World Citizen finds it's target.
Castrello throws a head kick but World Citizen moves out of range.
Castrello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from World Citizen misses.
Castrello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from World Citizen.
A right-left combo lands from Castrello.
World Citizen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
World Citizen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but World Citizen moved out of range.
Castrello swings for the body but World Citizen moves out of range.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
World Citizen throws a low kick but Castrello avoids it.
Castrello looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Castrello tries to clinch but World Citizen is having none of it.
World Citizen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castrello throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck World Citizen on the side of the head.
Castrello swinging wildly here.
Castrello just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from World Citizen, right into the meat.
World Citizen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
World Citizen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
World Citizen gets a clinch.
World Citizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from World Citizen.
Castrello misses with a knee strike.
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
World Citizen cracks Castrello with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Castrello.
World Citizen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
World Citizen jumps guard but Castrello turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
World Citizen tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing World Citizen back against the cage.
World Citizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
World Citizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
World Citizen blocks a body shot from Castrello.
World Citizen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
World Citizen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
World Citizen is trying to pull guard but Castrello has him pressed against the cage.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico World Citizen.
Castrello scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
World Citizen has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
World Citizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
World Citizen thumps Castrello with a low kick.
World Citizen lands a body shot.
Castrello misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by World Citizen.
Castrello lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
World Citizen ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
World Citizen throws a poor cross that misses
and Castrello counters with a stiff right hand.
Castrello throws a right and a left that World Citizen avoids nicely.
Castrello checks a low kick from World Citizen.
Castrello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castrello is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
World Citizen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
World Citizen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castrello.
World Citizen slips a straight right by Castrello.
Castrello sets himself, and World Citizen steps forward looking for the clinch! Castrello avoids it this time.
Castrello takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello lands a nice looking body shot.
Castrello throws a quick head kick that skims the top of World Citizen's head.
Castrello walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
World Citizen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrello.
World Citizen misses with an uppercut.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from World Citizen.
Castrello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but World Citizen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
World Citizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from World Citizen.
Castrello throws a leg kick that misses.
Castrello is looking to land body kicks.
Castrello tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castrello looks for the body kick but World Citizen saw that one coming.
World Citizen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
Castrello lands a leg kick that knocks World Citizen off balance momentarily.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
Castrello's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
World Citizen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castrello.
World Citizen blocks a head kick by Castrello.
Castrello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces World Citizen back to the cage. Castrello follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
World Citizen 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
World Citizen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castrello doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for World Citizen.
World Citizen scoring well with a low kick there.
World Citizen swings widly with a right hand
and Castrello counters with a left to the body.
Castrello lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for World Citizen.
Castrello misses with a body shot.
World Citizen feints a counter leg kick.
World Citizen walks into a stiff left hand from Castrello.
World Citizen checks a leg kick.
World Citizen clinches with his opponent.
World Citizen presses Castrello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
World Citizen tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing World Citizen back against the cage.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from World Citizen.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. World Citizen is defending well for now.
World Citizen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
World Citizen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
World Citizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen throws a head punch that misses.
World Citizen lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by World Citizen.
Castrello is leaning against World Citizen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
World Citizen breaks from the clinch.
World Citizen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by World Citizen.
Castrello is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from World Citizen, right into the meat.
Oh Castrello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for World Citizen.
Castrello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
World Citizen throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from World Citizen.
Castrello is looking to score with low kicks.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for World Citizen.
Castrello seems to have got his legs back now.
World Citizen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
World Citizen throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.
Castrello scores with a nice right hand.
Castrello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Castrello misses.
World Citizen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
World Citizen blocks a jab.
Castrello throws a head kick but World Citizen moves out of range.
A shot to the body from World Citizen misses
letting Castrello counter with a right hand.
Castrello wants to clinch
enabling World Citizen to counter with a crisp jab.
World Citizen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castrello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt World Citizen.
Castrello throws an overhand right that lands on World Citizen's shoulder, as World Citizen tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from World Citizen misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
World Citizen misses with a low kick.
Castrello scores with the left hand. World Citizen knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castrello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Cullen Castrello did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Castrello scores with a sloppy right hand. World Citizen should have avoided that one.
A combination from Castrello does no damage.
Castrello doesn't manage to clinch there - World Citizen circles away.
World Citizen clinches up against the cage.
World Citizen avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello tries to work over World Citizen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
World Citizen tries to pull guard but Castrello won't allow it.
World Citizen tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
World Citizen misses with a punch to the body.
World Citizen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
World Citizen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Castrello smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. World Citizen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
World Citizen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Castrello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. World Citizen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
World Citizen moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
World Citizen clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Castrello.
World Citizen works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
World Citizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello using the Thai plumb to throw knees but World Citizen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by World Citizen.
World Citizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
World Citizen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Castrello to keep the fight standing.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico World Citizen.
World Citizen misses with the head strike.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
World Citizen lands a body punch in the clinch.
World Citizen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by World Citizen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of World Citizen.
World Citizen throws out a leg kick but Castrello moves out of range and World Citizen only half commits.
No joy there for Castrello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
World Citizen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello slips under a jab from World Citizen.
Castrello moves away from the strike by World Citizen.
World Citizen slips a jab from Castrello.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from World Citizen.
Castrello fails with an attempt to clinch.
World Citizen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of World Citizen backwards.
World Citizen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
World Citizen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castrello has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
World Citizen avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
World Citizen blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
World Citizen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castrello throws a lazy right hand but World Citizen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
World Citizen tries to counter with a clinch but Castrello shakes him off and moves away.
Castrello wants to clinch.
World Citizen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
World Citizen lands with a shot to the body.
World Citizen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
World Citizen blocks an uppercut.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
World Citizen has had enough of the clinch but Castrello keeps him there for the moment.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello lands a left hand that snaps the head of World Citizen backwards.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from World Citizen fails to land.
World Citizen decides to pull guard.
World Citizen wants to sweep here but Castrello controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castrello advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on World Citizen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
World Citizen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Castrello is looking to take a break and control but World Citizen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nico World Citizen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Castrello walks into a left hand.
Castrello scores with a jab.
Castrello scores with a nice right hand.
World Citizen misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from World Citizen.
Castrello takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castrello lands a jab to the nose.
World Citizen looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
World Citizen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
World Citizen throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Castrello to counter with a crisp jab.
Castrello throws a leg kick but World Citizen checks it.
World Citizen scoring well with a low kick there.
World Citizen dodges the punch combination from Castrello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello moves out of range of the leg kick from World Citizen.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castrello tries to clinch up but World Citizen circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Castrello. Those never looked like landing.
Castrello takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Castrello tries to move into range but World Citizen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
World Citizen slips a straight right by Castrello.
Castrello misses with a hook.
World Citizen walks into a straight right hand from Castrello.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
Castrello tries to bum rush World Citizen with a series of wild strikes but World Citizen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
World Citizen misses with a leg kick
and Castrello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
World Citizen throws a leg kick that misses.
World Citizen ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
Castrello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nico World Citizen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
World Citizen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castrello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
World Citizen jabs Castrello right on the nose. Castrello blinks but takes it well.
World Citizen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from World Citizen misses the target.
World Citizen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castrello.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello clobbers World Citizen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Castrello lands a jab to the nose.
Castrello goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
World Citizen is looking to score with low kicks.
World Citizen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castrello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from World Citizen.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up but World Citizen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castrello looks to score with a jab to the body but World Citizen is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello throws a sloppy body shot
enabling World Citizen to counter with a crisp jab.
World Citizen misses with a hook. Castrello ducked under it nicely.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
World Citizen lands with a right hand.
Castrello throws a hook but World Citizen avoids it easily.
Castrello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
World Citizen feints and then cracks Castrello's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Castrello down.
World Citizen is looking to slow Castrello down with leg kicks.
World Citizen throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Castrello checks the leg kick.
Castrello connects with a good right hand that stumbles World Citizen. World Citizen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Castrello has World Citizen up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
World Citizen is trying to break the clinch but Castrello is controlling him.
World Citizen misses with a body punch.
World Citizen tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of World Citizen's head.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but World Citizen avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
World Citizen working aggressively here.
World Citizen tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from World Citizen.
World Citizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
World Citizen lands a nice uppercut.
World Citizen tries to pull guard but Castrello won't allow it.
World Citizen tries to break free but Castrello pushes him back against the cage.
World Citizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castrello scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Castrello prevents a body shot from World Citizen.
World Citizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello crunches a lovely knee into World Citizen's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cullen Castrello.
I think Castrello 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello is the new bantamweight champion!
Cullen Castrello seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Nico World Citizen spoke after the fight, saying 'Yes, I want another one with 20cm or more reach advantage to give hype to.'.
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