Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GC 265
Date: Dec 15, 2018

#R1#
Castrello throws a jab but it's blocked by Yung.
Yung scores with a kick to the body.
Castrello takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Castrello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yung connects with a crisp jab.
Castrello takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Castrello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castrello pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yung back to the cage. Castrello follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yung throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castrello throws out a loose jab but Yung uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Yung.#CL#
Yung moves into the clinch successfully.
Yung throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Yung.
Yung blocks a body shot from Castrello. #TD#
Yung gets control of Castrello's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yung will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Yung has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yung controls Castrello momentarily but Castrello frees himself. #SUB#
Yung working for a triangle but Castrello defends it easily. #T1#
Yung looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castrello controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Castrello slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yung tries to bench press Castrello off him but Castrello keeps the position.
Yung gets back to half guard.
Yung tries to roll over but Castrello keeps him under control.
Castrello looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yung trying to hold on to Castrello's head to control him but Castrello postures up.
Castrello is looking to advance position but Yung won't allow it.
Yung gets full guard.
Yung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castrello is one step ahead there.
Castrello trying to control but Yung is working from the bottom.
Castrello stopping the sweep attempt from Yung.#SUB#
Yung is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Castrello won't allow Yung to sweep him here. #T3#
Yung is trying to control the position but Castrello postures up. #SUB#
Yung had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Castrello defends it easily.#SUB#
Yung is looking for a triangle but Castrello pushes his legs off easily.
Yung might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Castrello wants to control from the top but Yung keeps moving.
Castrello controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yung bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Castrello's guard. #REVR#
Yung is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yung throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Yung wants to control from the top but Castrello keeps moving.
Castrello is controlling Yung's posture.
Castrello has momentary wrist control but Yung slips an elbow through the middle.
Yung postures up.
Yung cracks Castrello with a solid left hand.
Yung connects with a couple of short punches.
Yung controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Yung dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Castrello throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick and Yung moves out of range easily.
Yung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
A good leg kick by Castrello.
Yung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yung misses with a hook to the body #CL2#
and Castrello moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yung.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Yung wants a takedown but no success here.
Yung lands a shot to the body.
Yung throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Yung.
A head punch on the inside from Yung fails to land.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yung's defenses.
Yung swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Yung.
Yung jumps guard but Castrello turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T1#
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yung misses with a body punch.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yung.
Yung scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yung is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Castrello to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Yung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yung works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yung.
A short body shot lands from Yung as the two fighters clinch.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Yung.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Yung.
David Yung has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yung misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yung.
Yung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Yung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castrellos head.
Yung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Yung lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Yung working hard to break the clinch.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
Yung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Yung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castrello can do to turn this around?
Yung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Yung.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yung lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello misses with some punches.
Yung lands with a light punch inside.
Yung digs a right hand underneath Castrello's ribcage. Castrello let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Yung.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Yung.
Yung lands a right hand.
Yung misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Yung. #T3#
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yung can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Yung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello gets through Yung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yung tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Yung back against the cage.
Yung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Yung misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Yung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yung missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Castrello.
Yung slips a jab from Castrello.
Yung attempts a counter takedown but Castrello avoids it well and moves away.
Castrello tries to bum rush Yung with a series of wild strikes but Yung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yung looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Yung scores with a nice strike.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Yung moved out of range.
Yung tries to counter with a takedown but Castrello is quick to defend against it.
Yung just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello moves out of range as Yung strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yung is looking to slow Castrello down with leg kicks.
Castrello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yung's calf.
Yung wants to clinch up but Castrello keeps it at a distance.
Castrello throws a push kick but Yung slaps the foot to one side.
Yung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castrello.
It seemed like Castrello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
Castrello misses with a series of wild punches.
Castrello misses with a body kick.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yung was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
Castrello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello.
Yung moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
Yung listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castrello has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Yung dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Yung defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
Yung throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yung throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.
David Yung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yung tries to score with a low kick but Castrello moves his leg out of the way.
Yung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
A shot to the liver by Yung. Beautiful body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castrello.
Nice shot by Yung.
Yung throws a half hearted mid kick.
Castrello connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yung's hands.
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrello.
Yung ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
Castrello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yung's corner calls for a 1-2. Yung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello is looking to score with low kicks.#T1#
Yung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yung.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yung throws out a leg kick but Castrello moves out of range and Yung only half commits.
Yung's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castrello under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Castrello.
Yung throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.
Castrello misses with a hook. Yung ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Yung misses the target.
Yung looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yung misses the jab.
Castrello swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castrello is looking to clinch but Yung is avoiding it.
Castrello tests Yung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castrello swings for the body but Yung moves out of range.
Yung changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Castrello lands a leg kick that knocks Yung off balance momentarily.
Castrello throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T2#
Yung misses with an uppercut
and Castrello counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
Yung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrello.
Yung throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Castrello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castrello scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Castrello.
Castrello throws out a leg kick but Yung moves out of range and Castrello only half commits.
Yung swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castrello.
Castrello needs to keep his hands up - Yung had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
Yung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Castrello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yung throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
Yung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yung takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castrello tries to clinch but Yung moves out of range. #T3#
Castrello throws a nice inside leg kick.
Castrello throws a jab when Yung was well out of range.
Yung slips a jab and a cross from Castrello.
Castrello lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Yung.
Yung misses with an uppercut
enabling Castrello to counter with a crisp jab.
Yung just misses with a punch to the body.
Yung fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Yung misses.
Yung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castrello.#CL#
Yung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castrello obliges.
A knee to the head by Castrello.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yung backwards.
Yung lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land. #T4#
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yung's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Yung scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yung blocking some punches.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Yung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yung lands with a right to the head.
Yung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yung misses with a body punch.
Yung managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Yung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castrello.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello tries to work over Yung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yung tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Cullen Castrello just about did enough to take it.
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.
#R4#
Castrello slips a straight right by Yung.
Danga de danga de dang - Castrello scores with a four punch combination!
Yung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yung misses with a body kick.
Castrello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Castrello tries to land a leg kick but Yung saw it coming and moves away.
Castrello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yung appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yung is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yung misses with a low kick as Castrello jumps back.
Yung looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Castrello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castrello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castrello throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Castrello avoids the head kick by Yung.
Castrello scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yung on the side of the head.
Yung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castrello to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Castrello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yung tries to counter with a takedown but Castrello is quick to defend against it.
Yung lands a lovely overhand right.
Yung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Castrello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yung throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.
Yung moves away from the strike by Castrello.
Yung scores with a jab. Castrello acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castrello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yung misses with a looping left.
Castrello swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yung throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yung shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #ROC2#
Yung is rocked!
Yung misses with a looping right.
Castrello looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Castrello lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh Yung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castrello cracks Yung with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yung closes the distance and clinches up with Castrello, looking for a takedown. Yung pushes Castrello against the cage but Castrello circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Yung misses. #T2#
Castrello cracks Yung with a hook to the temple - Yung is on wobbly legs here! Castrello swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Yung falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Castrello wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Cullen Castrello thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: GC 260
Date: Nov 24, 2018

#R1#
Stark throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
Stark changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL#
Stark darts in and clinches Castrello up against the cage.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Stark blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Stark has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Castrello avoids the damage to the body.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Castrello slows down the pace here.
Stark takes a shot to the head. #TD#
Stark wants the takedown. Castrello is fighting it off but Stark persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Castrello's guard against the cage.
Castrello wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Castrello 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.#T1#
Castrello keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Castrello is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stark won't allow Castrello to sweep him here.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Castrello is retaining full guard.
Castrello is controlling Stark's posture.#SUB#
Stark drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Castrello dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Stark 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.
Stark wants to hit a switch here but Castrello passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Stark there!
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T2#
Castrello is trying to take his opponent's back.
Stark is wriggling around trying to escape.
Castrello trying to control but Stark is having none of it.
Castrello is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Castrello prevents Stark from getting the reversal.#T3#
Castrello controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castrello looking to control but Stark is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stark holds on to Castrello around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Castrello tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stark really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stark is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stark tries to hold on but Castrello pushes him away.
Stark tries to improve his position but instead Castrello has taken his back!
Castrello doesn't have the hooks in and Stark manages to turn into his guard.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castrello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Castrello is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.
Stark is fighting to break Castrello's control of his arms but Castrello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Stark tries to clinch up but Castrello circles away and keeps his distance.
Castrello blocks a head kick by Stark.
Castrello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castrello keeps the fight on the outside.
Castrello moves out of range of the strikes.#TD#
Stark shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Castrello is trying to defend but Stark finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB#
Castrello is defending against the submission attempts here by Stark.
Castrello makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Castrello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark postures up in Castrello's guard and throws a big left but Castrello blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castrello is on top in guard. #REVB#
Stark being controlled here, momentarily. #T1#
Stark seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Castrello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castrello is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Castrello is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Castrello wants to pass the guard but Stark is keeping the position.
Stark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Castrello is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Stark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Castrello defends it easily.
Stark has his hands on Castrello's head, controlling the position. #T3#
Stark is trying to control the position but Castrello postures up.
Castrello slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Castrello. #CUT2#
It looks like Brandon Stark has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
A swing and a miss from Castrello.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown. Castrello tries to sprawl out of it but Stark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castrello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Castrello looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
A punch lands to the side of Stark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stark.
Castrello keeps the fight on the outside.
Castrello steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stark.#CL#
Stark closes the distance and clinches.
Stark is trying to pull guard but Castrello has him pressed against the cage.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stark lands a body punch.
Stark is trying to drag Castrello to the mat but Castrello just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stark's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Stark moves away from the strike by Castrello.
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Castrello lands with a shot to the body.
Castrello moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
Castrello is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Stark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.#TD#
Stark scores with a takedown into Castrello's guard.
Stark is fighting to break Castrello's control of his arms but Castrello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses.
Castrello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
Brandon Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castrello is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Stark forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark wants to free his trapped foot but Castrello is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stark working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Castrello's thigh. Castrello counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Castrello holds on and takes a little breather.
Stark content to stall in guard here.
Castrello is controlling Stark's posture.
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Brandon Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stark throws an elbow that misses. Castrello uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stark's guard. Nice move by Castrello!#REVB#
Castrello trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Stark is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castrello is aware though and is defending well.
Stark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castrello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stark controlling Castrello's posture.
Stark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Castrello controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Stark lands a glancing blow to the side of Castrello's head.
Castrello tests Stark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stark tries to clinch but Castrello moves out of range.
Stark dodges the punch combination from Castrello. #TD#
Stark looking to score a takedown here. Castrello is defending well but Stark drives through and ends up in Castrello's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Castrello. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Castrello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Castrello is retaining full guard. #T4#
Castrello pulls Stark in close to prevent any damage.
Stark wants to control from the top but Castrello keeps moving.
Stark postures up.
Stark works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Castrello keeping control of the position.
Stark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

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 Brandon Stark.
I think Castrello 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
A victorious Cullen Castrello thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GC 254
Date: Oct 27, 2018

#R1#
Puto tries to clinch up but Castrello circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been informed that Castrello has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Puto throws out a loose jab but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Puto drops his hands momentarily and Castrello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castrello swats away the attempt to clinch by Puto.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Puto.
Castrello wants to counter with a clinch but Puto pushes him away.
Castrello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castrello is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Puto defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello takes one to the chin there.
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Puto is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Puto.
Castrello keeps the fight on the outside.#T1#
Puto slips a straight right by Castrello.
Castrello takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castrello scores with a punch to the head.
Puto misses with a hook.
Castrello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Puto throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.
Castrello just misses with a punch to the body.
Puto tries to counter by clinching up but Castrello breaks away and moves out of range.
Puto tries to clinch up but Castrello circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castrello, as that shot connected.
Crunch! Castrello slams his shin into Puto's torso.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Puto.
Castrello throws out a counter right but Puto avoids it with no problem.
Castrello moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castrello. Puto does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Puto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castrello.
Puto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello jabs at Puto's body.#T2#
Puto misses with a lunging right hand
and Castrello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castrello throws a good cross that connects.
Puto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
A good leg kick by Castrello.
Puto takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castrello closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Puto slips a jab from Castrello.
Puto is looking to counter the offense by Castrello and move into the clinch.
Castrello throws a one two combo.
Puto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castrello throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castrello misses with a shot to the body
and Puto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello scores with a nice head shot.
Castrello scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
Castrello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puto.
Castrello throws out a counter right but Puto avoids it with no problem.
Castrello misses with a hook. Puto ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Castrello does no damage.
Castrello misses with a body kick.
Puto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Puto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castrello needs to keep his hands up - Puto had a free shot at his head there.
Puto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Castrello is predictable there
and Puto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Castrello thinking.
Puto moves out of range of the leg kick from Castrello.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puto.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puto.
Puto thuds his right hand into Castrello's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Puto connects with a body shot that sends Castrello's belly button to the back.
Puto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Puto misses with a series of wild punches. #T4##CL#
Puto darts in and clinches Castrello up against the cage.
Puto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castrello.
Puto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello takes a shot to the head.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
Puto blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puto.
Puto avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
Puto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puto lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Puto lands an elbow inside that Castrello shrugs off.
Puto trying to land knees to the body.
Puto misses with an elbow over the top.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Puto misses with an uppercut.
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Puto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Castrello.
A big left from Castrello misses.
Puto tries to counter by clinching up but Castrello breaks away and moves out of range.
Castrello thuds his shin into the meat of Puto's side.
Puto missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puto.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castrello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castrello misses with a two punch combination.
Puto throwing a counter right hand but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Puto lunges at Castrello with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Castrello's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puto to score with a decent uppercut.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrello throws a right hand that Puto ducks under and follows up with a left that Puto also avoids with ease.
Puto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Castrello.
Puto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab. #T1#
Puto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castrello counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Castrello lands a nice looking body kick.
Castrello throws a head kick but Puto moves out of range.
Puto throws a right hand that misses
and Castrello counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Puto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Castrello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castrello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Castrello throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Puto forces Castrello back against the cage and clinches.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike from Puto.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Castrello.
Puto throws a knee to the head but misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Castrello. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Puto missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello tries a body shot but Puto blocks it.
Puto blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Puto can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castrello landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pinchi Puto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Puto on the inside.
Puto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castrello avoids it.
Castrello content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Puto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castrello.
Puto lands a nice shot to the body.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
Puto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Puto, against the cage.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Puto.
Castrello landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castrello crunches a lovely knee into Puto's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castrello.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
Castrello lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castrello trying to land knees to the body. #T3#
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Puto avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Puto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castrello gets through Puto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castrello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castrello avoiding damage as Puto throws knees to the body.
Castrello is working Puto over against the cage.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Puto misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Puto avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Castrello scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.
Puto tries a knee to the head but Castrello blocks it.
Puto blocking some punches. #T4#
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Puto tries to land knees in the clinch but Castrello avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Puto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puto can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Puto managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
With the fighters up against the cage, Puto throws an elbow but misses.
Puto blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Puto throws an elbow but misses.
Puto throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
Castrello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello avoiding damage as Puto throws knees to the body.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##CL2#
Castrello moves into range and clinches up with Puto.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castrello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puto lands with a right to the head.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castrello takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puto misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puto's brow.
Castrello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Puto tries to land a knee to the head but Castrello blocks with his arms.
Puto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Puto, against the cage.
Puto can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Puto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Puto blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castrello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puto or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello. #T1#
Puto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Puto tries a knee to the head but Castrello blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Castrello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello.
Puto tries a knee to the head but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello working Puto over with knees to the body.
Puto avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage. #KD2#
Castrello has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Puto goes down! Castrello pounces into side control - this one could be over soon! #ROC2#
Puto is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Pinchi Puto has been cut.
Puto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello controlling the position from side mount.
Oh Puto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinchi Puto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puto seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Puto is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Castrello politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Castrello prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Castrello has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Puto is trying to get back to half guard.
Castrello taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Puto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Castrello is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Puto will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Castrello connects with an inside leg kick.#CL2#
Castrello instigates a clinch.
Castrello blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Castrello.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puto with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T4#
Castrello lands a left hand.
Puto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puto lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Puto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Puto looking to throw knees to the head but Castrello is blocking nicely.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Puto in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello avoiding damage as Puto throws knees to the body.
Castrello utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Puto misses with an elbow strike.
Puto blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Puto backwards.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.
Puto tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Puto back against the cage.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castrello 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
A relieved looking Cullen Castrello thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: GAMMA#735 Sonnen v Maracon
Date: Oct 06, 2018

#R1#
Gold misses with a jab to the body
and Castrello counters with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Castrello.
Gold scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castrello in his tracks.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Gold misses.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Gold misses.
Gold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castrello throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
Castrello throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
Castrello jabs Gold right on the nose. Gold blinks but takes it well.
Castrello misses the body punch #KD#
and Gold counters with a crisp right hand that drops Castrello! Gold lets Castrello back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Castrello is rocked!
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!
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Castrello is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
That kick from Gold tenderised Castrello's leg. Castrello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castrello has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Castrello down.
Gold scores with a jab to the head.
Castrello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gold. Gold obviously looking to wear him down.
Castrello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gold fakes the leg kick and cracks Castrello in the body. #T1#
Gold walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Castrello drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gold swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Castrello's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liquid Gold!
A relieved looking Liquid Gold thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: GAMMA#732 Legions vs Keenan
Date: Sep 15, 2018

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Lopetus.
Lopetus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopetus moves out of range of the strikes.
Castrello lands with a right hand.
Lopetus misses with a looping left.
Castrello tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castrello throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Castrello keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopetus.
Castrello cracks a nice hook into Lopetus's ribs.
Castrello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopetus connects with a leg kick. Castrello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Lopetus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello throws a right and a left that Lopetus avoids nicely.
Castrello misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Castrello tenderised Lopetus's leg. Lopetus is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Lopetus only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T1#
Castrello connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopetus's hands.
Lopetus scores with a jab. Castrello acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castrello buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Castrello on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Lopetus misses its intended target.
Lopetus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
Lopetus cracks Castrello with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopetus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopetus misses with an uppercut
and Castrello makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lopetus really felt that one!
Lopetus tests Castrello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello defending well as Lopetus loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello thuds his shin into the meat of Lopetus's side.
Castrello throws a lazy right hand but Lopetus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopetus. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopetus throws an overhand right that lands on Castrello's shoulder, as Castrello tries to avoid the shot.
Lopetus throws an off balance right hand
and Castrello counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Castrello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopetus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lopetus misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Castrello. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Lopetus.
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 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopetus.
Lopetus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopetus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopetus blocks a head kick by Castrello.
A leg kick checked by Castrello.
Castrello swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Lopetus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopetus's coach down at Navy Street MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lopetus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Castrello lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopetus.
Castrello connects with a right hand. Lopetus shakes it off.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopetus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopetus throws out a counter right but Castrello avoids it with no problem.
Lopetus throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Castrello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopetus.
Lopetus misses with a hook.
Castrello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopetus's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castrello.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castrello.
Lopetus misses with a lunging right hand
and Castrello counters with a body kick.
Lopetus connects with a right hand. Castrello shakes it off.
Castrello lands a head kick. Lopetus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Castrello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castrello throws the left hand but Lopetus avoids the punch easily.
Castrello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopetus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
Lopetus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopetus misses with an uppercut
letting Castrello counter with a right hand.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Lopetus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopetus looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Lopetus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T4#
Lopetus throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopetus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
Lopetus works Castrello's body with a nice hook.
Lopetus slips under a jab.
Castrello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopetus misses the target.
Lopetus throws a big shot that misses.
Lopetus throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castrello misses with a left hand
and Lopetus counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopetus walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopetus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopetus misses the target.
Castrello plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lopetus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Castrello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Castrello doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopetus circles away.
Lopetus throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopetus misses with a looping left.
Lopetus lands a leg kick that knocks Castrello off balance momentarily.
Castrello throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopetus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castrello throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses.
Lopetus throws out a loose jab but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Castrello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castrello slips a jab from Lopetus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello lands with a right hand.
Castrello throws a hook but Lopetus avoids it easily.
Castrello looks to land a combination. Lopetus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopetus looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Castrello scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopetus in his tracks.
Lopetus misses with an uppercut. Castrello saw that one coming.
It looked like Castrello wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Castrello throws a leg kick but Lopetus checks it.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lopetus moves away from the strike by Castrello.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopetus checks a leg kick.
Lopetus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello connects with a nice looking jab.
Lopetus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castrello moves out of range of the body kick from Lopetus.
Lopetus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castrello.
Castrello lands with a straight right. Lopetus didn't see that one coming.
Castrello throws an overhand right that lands on Lopetus's shoulder, as Lopetus tries to avoid the shot.
Castrello is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lopetus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castrello.
Castrello throws an overhand right that lands on Lopetus's shoulder, as Lopetus tries to avoid the shot.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopetus can do to turn this around?
Lopetus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
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!
Lopetus thuds a left hand into Castrello's body.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Castrello misses its target.
Jab, jab by Lopetus - just one landing.
Lopetus lands with a straight right. Castrello didn't see that one coming.#ROC2#
Castrello is rocked!
Castrello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castrello throws a lazy right hand but Lopetus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castrello takes a swing at Lopetus's ribcage but misses.
Lopetus tries to move into range but Castrello moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Castrello.
Lopetus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
The fighters circling - Castrello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castrello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopetus throws out the jab.
Castrello scores with a jab.
Nice body kick from Castrello.
Lopetus drops his hands momentarily and Castrello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T3#
Lopetus cracks Castrello with a good jab.
Lopetus throws a big shot that misses.
Lopetus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lopetus walks into a left hand.
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopetus.
Lopetus throws a hook but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopetus.
Lopetus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Castrello throws a shot to the body.
Lopetus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castrello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopetus throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopetus.
Castrello defending well as Lopetus loads up on a big left hand.
Lopetus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopetus misses with a looping right.
Castrello was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Castrello shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopetus. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Castrello misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Lopetus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lopetus throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.
Lopetus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Castrello's head backwards.
Lopetus throws a leg kick but Castrello moved away.
Lopetus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopetus takes one to the chin there.
Lopetus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Lopetus staying out of range there.
Lopetus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopetus.
Lopetus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopetus lands a lovely overhand right.
Castrello throws a head kick that Lopetus semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Lopetus misses with a straight right.
Castrello misses with a body shot.
Castrello staying out of range there.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Lopetus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lopetus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castrello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopetus.
Lopetus takes one to the side of the head.
Lopetus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopetus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopetus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopetus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopetus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopetus. That snapped Castrello's head back.
Lopetus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T1#
Castrello chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Castrello feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lopetuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lopetus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. Lopetus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Castrello misses with a hook
and Lopetus counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Castrello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopetus throws a hook but Castrello blocks it.
Lopetus scores with a jab.
Castrello jabs Lopetus right on the nose. Lopetus blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Lopetus.
Lopetus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castrello throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopetus.
Lopetus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castrello feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lopetus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello.
Lopetus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castrello.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopetus.
Castrello has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopetus finds it's way round the side to connect with Castrello's head.
Lopetus cracks Castrello with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Castrello connects with a solid leg kick.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Lopetus just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCastrello.
Lopetus throws a big shot that misses.
Keijo Lopetus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopetus.
Castrello throws a low kick but Lopetus avoids it.
Castrello misses with a hook
and Lopetus counters with a straight right hand.
Lopetus steps in with a hook that catches Castrello right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lopetus follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Castrello looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Lopetus!
A less than humble Keijo Lopetus misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: GAMMA#728 Sonnen v Grigorian
Date: Aug 25, 2018

#R1#
Tsuyoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castrello circles away quickly and effectively.#CL2#
Castrello moves into the clinch.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi tries a knee to the head but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsuyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuyoshi takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Castrello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsuyoshis head.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand.
Tsuyoshi avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuyoshi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuyoshi working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuyoshi.
Nice body punch from Tsuyoshi - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land. #T1#
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsuyoshi dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castrello is defending well for now.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi misses with some punches.
Tsuyoshi blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
A hook to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tsuyoshi landing knees to the body.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tsuyoshi lands a shoulder strike.
Tsuyoshi connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Tsuyoshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuyoshi.
A short left from Castrello. #T2#
Castrello takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Tsuyoshi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsuyoshi.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Tsuyoshi, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tsuyoshi obliges.
Tsuyoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Tsuyoshi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Castrello is blocking nicely.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Tsuyoshi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsuyoshi has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tsuyoshi's brow.
Nice body punch from Tsuyoshi - that landed with a thud.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castrello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tsuyoshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tsuyoshi is defending well for now.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but Tsuyoshi blocks with his arms.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Tsuyoshi shrugs off.
Tsuyoshi avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
A short left from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tsuyoshi obliges.
Castrello avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuyoshi takes an elbow to the temple. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuyoshi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tsuyoshi blocking some punches.
Castrello lands a left hand.
Tsuyoshi tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuyoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsuyoshi crunches a lovely knee into Castrello's ribcage.
Tsuyoshi misses with some punches.
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 Fujiwara Tsuyoshi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Castrello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Tsuyoshi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Castrello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Castrello misses. #CL#
Tsuyoshi clinches with his opponent.
Castrello misses with a knee strike.
Castrello cracks Tsuyoshi with a nice body shot.
Tsuyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tsuyoshi.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuyoshi.
Castrello blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tsuyoshi fails to land.
Castrello scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Tsuyoshi works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsuyoshi avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuyoshi blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tsuyoshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi lands a shot to the body.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Tsuyoshi, against the cage.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Tsuyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Still in the clinch, Tsuyoshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsuyoshi scores with a hook to the body.
Tsuyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands with a right to the head.
Tsuyoshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tsuyoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuyoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castrello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castrello.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello. #T3#
Castrello scores a nice knee to the body.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Tsuyoshi 's eye.
Tsuyoshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsuyoshi scores a nice knee to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsuyoshi.
Castrello with a knee to the head.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castrello is trying to maintain a safe position but Tsuyoshi gets an underhook and turns Castrello into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuyoshi.
A short right from Tsuyoshi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuyoshi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuyoshi. #T4#
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuyoshi tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Tsuyoshi back against the cage.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tsuyoshi's defenses.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tsuyoshi avoids it.
Castrello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tsuyoshi or not.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi connects with a knee to the head.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Tsuyoshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fujiwara Tsuyoshi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL#
Tsuyoshi has Castrello up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tsuyoshi fails to land.
Tsuyoshi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuyoshi.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of Tsuyoshi's head.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow just above Castrello 's eye.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tsuyoshi lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tsuyoshi throws an elbow but misses.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Tsuyoshi, against the cage.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body. #T1#
Tsuyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Tsuyoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuyoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi misses with a body punch.
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Castrello managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands with a short shot to the head.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsuyoshi scores with a hook to the body.
Castrello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tsuyoshi misses with the head strike.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuyoshi prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsuyoshi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsuyoshi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Tsuyoshi prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Tsuyoshi on the inside.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Tsuyoshi tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
Tsuyoshi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Castrello is blocking nicely.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
Tsuyoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tsuyoshi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuyoshi blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuyoshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castrello can do to turn this around?
Tsuyoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuyoshi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castrellos head. #T4#
Tsuyoshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Tsuyoshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuyoshi dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castrello.
Tsuyoshi blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tsuyoshi tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Tsuyoshi back against the cage.
Tsuyoshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castrello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tsuyoshi's brow.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tsuyoshi is defending well for now.
Tsuyoshi lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC#
Castrello is rocked!
Castrello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Castrello is still on wobbly legs! Can Tsuyoshi finish him?
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tsuyoshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
During a confident post fight interview, Fujiwara Tsuyoshi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: GAMMA#725 Simmons v Hoyce 2
Date: Aug 11, 2018

#R1#
Castrello slips a jab from Yeboah.
Castrello on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello feints a counter leg kick.
Castrello connects with a nice looking jab.
Castrello throws a lazy uppercut
and Yeboah counters with a good low kick that Castrello was not able to check.
Yeboah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castrello.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yeboah, as that shot connected.
Castrello takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yeboah lands with a right hand.
Yeboah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castrello scores with a jab. Yeboah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeboah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castrello on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castrello moves out of range of the body kick from Yeboah.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Yeboah moved out of range.
Castrello throws a leg kick #TD#
and Yeboah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Castrello's guard.
Castrello trying to keep a closed guard but Yeboah is proving a slippery customer. #T1#
Yeboah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Castrello manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yeboah manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Castrello tries to free his leg and advance position but Yeboah is retaining full guard.
Yeboah looking to control.
Castrello sitting in guard here, content to control. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Castrello postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Yeboah isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Castrello stacks Yeboah on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Castrello!
Yeboah is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Castrello is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Castrello trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Castrello controlling the pace for now.
Yeboah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castrello controlling his opponent. #T3#
Yeboah is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeboah is working hard here to advance position.
Castrello controlling from mount.
Yeboah tries to lock up and control but Castrello gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Castrello wants to control the pace but Yeboah is squirming around nicely.
Yeboah tries to lock up and control but Castrello gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yeboah working to try and regain half guard.
Yeboah wants to control but Castrello is having none of it.
Yeboah is trying desperately to improve position.
Castrello can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yeboah is looking to escape.
Castrello manages to capitalize on a mistake by Yeboah to take his back!
Yeboah is trying to break free.
Castrello is trying to stick to Yeboah's back but Yeboah is turning into Castrello. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Castrello's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Yeboah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A lazy body kick from Castrello
and Yeboah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yeboah moves out of range of the body kick from Castrello.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Castrello throws a head kick but Yeboah moves out of range.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castrello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yeboah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Castrello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yeboah takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yeboah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castrello looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Castrello throws a lazy right hand but Yeboah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castrello has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yeboah finds it's way round the side to connect with Castrello's head.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeboah scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Yeboah shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yeboah was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Castrello is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Castrello tries to bench press Yeboah off him but Yeboah keeps the position. #T1##SUB#
Yeboah is trying to get an arm triangle but Castrello is defending well. #SUB#
Yeboah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Yeboah is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Castrello has escaped the position, nice work there.
Castrello wants to control but Yeboah postures up.#SUB#
Yeboah is trying to get an arm triangle but Castrello is defending well.
Sambulo Yeboah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castrello can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Yeboah tries for a kimura but Castrello is defending well.
Yeboah has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Yeboah looking to control but Castrello is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yeboah fails to move to back control. #SUB#
Yeboah looking for a guillotine from mount but Castrello is having none of it. #T3#
Yeboah with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Castrello is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Yeboah is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Castrello has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Castrello!
Castrello's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Yeboah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Castrello can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yeboah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T4#
Castrello showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yeboah is trying to control the position but Castrello postures up.
Castrello engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Castrello got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yeboah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Castrello has managed to get both his arms back between Yeboah's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yeboah is trying to hold Castrello in close to prevent damage but Castrello has managed to pass into half guard.
Castrello prevents Yeboah from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sambulo Yeboah dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Castrello scores with the left hand. Yeboah knows he should have avoided that one.
Yeboah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castrello looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Castrello.
Castrello fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yeboah on the side of the head.
Castrello throws a right hand that misses
and Yeboah counters with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yeboah.
Castrello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yeboah counters with a straight right hand.
Castrello lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeboah circles away quickly and effectively.
Castrello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Castrello throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castrello explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yeboah lands with a nice body punch.
Castrello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castrello misses with the body kick
and Yeboah counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Castrello connects with a body shot that sends Yeboah's belly button to the back.
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yeboah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yeboah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Sambulo Yeboah is winning the standup battle so far.
Castrello digs a good body shot into Yeboah's ribs.
Castrello throws a hook but Yeboah avoids it easily.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Yeboah moved out of range.#TD#
Yeboah closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Castrello to the mat! Castrello manages to get full guard.
Yeboah trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.
Castrello is adopting a defensive guard.
Castrello is trying to keep Yeboah in close.
Yeboah slips nicely into half guard.#T2##SUB#
Yeboah is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Yeboah is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Castrello is just riding it out for now. Yeboah eventually gives up the hold.
Yeboah wants to pass to mount but Castrello is defending the position.
Castrello wants to improve his position but Yeboah is controlling well. #T3#
Castrello trying to hold on to Yeboah's head to control him but Yeboah postures up.
Yeboah is keen to just control but Castrello is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Yeboah is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yeboah passes to side control.
Castrello is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yeboah trying to control the action but Castrello is working from the bottom. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Castrello is looking to regain half guard here but Yeboah keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Castrello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Yeboah politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Yeboah prefers to stall for the moment though.
Castrello is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Yeboah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yeboah trying to control the action but Castrello is working from the bottom.

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 Sambulo Yeboah.
I think Yeboah 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sambulo Yeboah!
An out of breath Sambulo Yeboah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GAMMA#721 Grigorian v Quin
Date: Jul 21, 2018

#R1#
Sayonara throws a wild body kick that Castrello sees coming a mile off.
Castrello fakes the leg kick and cracks Sayonara in the body.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sayonara manages to avoid it.
Sayonara misses with a looping right.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello tries to clinch up.
Sayonara doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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.
Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
A jab from Castrello misses.
Sayonara lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick from Castrello lands but Sayonara takes it in his stride.
Sayonara looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sayonara.
A left lands for Castrello.
Sayonara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castrello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayonara throws a body shot but no joy.
Castrello avoids a kick to the body.
Castrello tests Sayonara's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Castrello rushes Sayonara and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Sayonara takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sayonara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Castrello prevents the takedown attempt.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Sayonara.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Jiri Sayonara has been cut.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sayonara.
Castrello using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sayonara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T2#
Sayonara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiri Sayonara.
Castrello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sayonara backwards.
Sayonara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Castrello up against the cage.
Castrello misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Sayonara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Sayonara 's eye.
Castrello tries to work over Sayonara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sayonara pushes Castrello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T3#
Sayonara can't get the takedown.
Castrello lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castrello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara leaning against his opponent.
Sayonara blocking some punches.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello is pressed up against the cage. Sayonara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castrello down to the mat. Castrello avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Castrello throws a one two combo.
Sayonara throws a series of strikes that have Castrello backpedaling.
Sayonara throws a body kick that misses.
Castrello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello punishes Sayonara's body with a nice straight punch.
Sayonara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castrello sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
A jab from Castrello does it's job there.
Sayonara takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sayonara moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Castrello throws a lazy head kick
and Sayonara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sayonara scores with a shot to the body.
Castrello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Castrello.
Sayonara ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castrello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castrello slips a jab from Sayonara.
Sayonara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sayonara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castrello doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Sayonara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara's cut.
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.
#R2#
Castrello throws a good cross that connects.
Castrello lands a jab to Sayonara's midsection.
Sayonara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castrello rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body kick there by Castrello.
A leg kick checked by Sayonara.
Castrello looks to land a body kick but Sayonara moved away.
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
Castrello scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sayonara can do to turn this around?
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Sayonara is out of range.
Sayonara moves out of range as Castrello throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Sayonara misses.
Sayonara swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara cracks a nice hook into Castrello's ribs.
Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sayonara.#T1#
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sayonara.
Sayonara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Castrello back to the cage. Sayonara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sayonara lands an overhand right.
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castrello throws a lazy uppercut
and Sayonara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Castrello with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Castrello misses the target.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Sayonara keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sayonara.
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Castrello misses the jab.#TD2#
Sayonara shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Castrello manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayonara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Sayonara preventing the sweep.
Sayonara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castrello is trying to keep Sayonara in close.
Castrello looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sayonara is one step ahead there.
Castrello looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sayonara puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Castrello trying to hold on to Sayonara's head to control him but Sayonara postures up.
Sayonara thows a huge punch but Castrello dodges it nicely. #T3#
Castrello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castrello is looking to improve his position.
Castrello is working hard here to advance position.
Castrello is looking to control Sayonara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castrello avoid being mounted?
Castrello preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Sayonara moves away and avoids it.
Castrello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Sayonara misses.
Castrello tries to clinch up.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Castrello defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sayonara.
Sayonara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses
and Sayonara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castrello.
A big right from Castrello misses.
Sayonara dips to his left and cracks Castrello with an uppercut!
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Castrello misses
and Sayonara counters with a nice body kick.
Sayonara thuds a left hand into Castrello's body.#CL#
Sayonara gets tackled into the cage by Castrello. Castrello maintains the clinch.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castrello lands a right hook to the body.
Sayonara lands a front kick.
Sayonara slips under a jab.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a takedown #CL#
and Castrello counters by clinching up.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Sayonara looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara is looking for a takedown.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiri Sayonara.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Sayonara avoids the damage to the body.
Sayonara avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body. #T1#
Sayonara goes for a takedown attempt but Castrello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sayonara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello looks for the body kick but Sayonara saw that one coming.
Sayonara works over Castrello's head and body with a nice combination.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick and Sayonara moves out of range easily.
Sayonara with the counter takedown but Castrello avoids it easily.
Sayonara tries to bum rush Castrello with a series of wild strikes but Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castrello tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Sayonara.
Castrello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayonara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello throws a body kick that misses.
Castrello wants to slow Sayonara down by chopping away at his legs.
Donk. Castrello catches Sayonara right on the button with a cross.#T2#
Castrello missing with a left hand there. Sayonara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sayonara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castrello moves forwards but Sayonara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Castrello lands a body shot.
Jab by Castrello.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sayonara.
Sayonara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sayonara misses with a kick to the body.
Castrello takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#TD2#
Sayonara shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castrello's guard.
Castrello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
My spies in Just Scrap MMA and BJJ inform me that Sayonara has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Castrello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sayonara. #T3#
Castrello is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Castrello continues to stall.
Sayonara is in close to Castrello's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
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.
Sayonara stops Castrello from standing up.
Sayonara forces his way into half guard.
Sayonara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castrello's head.
Castrello manages to get to full guard.
Castrello is controlling Sayonara's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jiri Sayonara.
I think Sayonara 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jiri Sayonara!
Jiri Sayonara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GAMMA#718 Kruger v Glozman
Date: Jul 07, 2018

#R1#
Ramos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.#CL#
Ramos moves into range and clinches up with Castrello.
Ramos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castrello prevents it.
Ramos lands an elbow that stopped Castrello in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ramos .
Castrello lands a left hand.
Castrello is working Ramos over against the cage.
Ramos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
I was talking to Ramos 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ramos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Castrello up against the cage.
Ramos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos trying to control the position but instead, Castrello has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramos into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramos . #T1#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ramos is trying to maintain a safe position but Castrello gets an underhook and turns Ramos into the cage.
Ramos lands a left hand.
Castrello misses with some punches.
Ramos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castrello pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Ramos . That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Ramos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Castrello blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramos .
Castrello tries to get to full guard but Ramos has control of the leg.
Castrello is trying to maintain the position but Ramos is very close to passing his half guard.
Ramos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Castrello trying to control here.
Castrello is looking to improve his position. #T2#
Ramos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Castrello is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ramos 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ramos 's back!
Castrello trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ramos doesn't escape.
Castrello trying to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
I really don't envy Ramos right now. #SUB2#
Castrello has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ramos has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ramos staying busy and making it hard for Castrello to control. #T3#
Ramos is in bad spot here.
Castrello is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #SUB2#
Castrello is looking for the choke from the back position but Ramos is controlling his hands well.
Ramos trying to control the position but Castrello manages to sink in the hooks.
Castrello controlling well, preventing Ramos from escaping the position.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ramos is working hard here to advance position.
Ramos is keeping busy.
Castrello really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ramos .#T4#
A lull in the action here.
Castrello slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Ramos tries to roll but Castrello sticks to his back.
Castrello controlling from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castrello tries to get the hooks in deep but Ramos pushed the leg off.
Ramos rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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 Tony Ramos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Castrello throws a series of strikes that have Ramos backpedaling.
Castrello cracks Ramos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Castrello moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castrello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castrello catches Ramos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Castrello does it's job there.#ROC2#
Ramos is rocked!
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Castrello.
Ramos drops his hands momentarily and Castrello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL#
Ramos moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos .
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castrello lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ramos tries to stall but Castrello uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T1#
Ramos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos avoiding damage.
Castrello working Ramos over with knees to the body.
Castrello lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Ramos .
Ramos digs a right hand underneath Castrello's ribcage. Castrello let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castrello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramos misses with an elbow over the top.
Castrello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramos has Castrello pushed against the cage.#T2#
Castrello lands a left hand.
Castrello lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramos tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Ramos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello letting Ramos take a breather here.
Ramos goes for a takedown attempt but Castrello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Castrello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castrello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos tries to move into range but Castrello moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castrello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos shoots in but Castrello avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos .
Castrello misses with a kick to the body.
Ramos moves out of range as Castrello throws a body kick.
Ramos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3##TD#
Ramos gets the takedown into side control.
Ramos trying to control the action but Castrello is working from the bottom.
Castrello is looking for a sweep.
Castrello is trying to control Ramos 's posture but Ramos avoids it.
Castrello is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos throwing strikes but Castrello manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Castrello controlling from side mount. #T4#
Castrello is looking to take a break and control but Ramos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castrello remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ramos manages to get back to half guard.
Ramos is looking for a sweep. Castrello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Castrello has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Castrello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramos misses with a few strikes there.
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Castrello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos walks into a stiff left hand from Castrello.
Ramos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Castrello misses with a looping left.
Castrello misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramos attempts a counter takedown but Castrello avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramos .
Castrello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castrello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Ramos 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1#
Ramos scores with a one two! Castrello had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
Ramos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Castrello misses with a low kick as Ramos jumps back.
It looked like Ramos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castrello throws a hook but Ramos blocks it.
Castrello moves out of range of the strikes.
Castrello defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramos .
Castrello lands a nice shot that snaps Ramos 's head back.
Castrello thows a leg kick but Ramos checks it #TD#
and Ramos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Castrello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos .
Castrello manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramos manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T2#
Ramos working a defensive guard but Castrello manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ramos is looking to regain half guard here but Castrello keeps moving and retains side control.
Castrello wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramos keeps working.
Cullen Castrello has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramos tries to buck Castrello off but Castrello is having none of it.
Ramos prevents Castrello from moving into mount. #T3#
Ramos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ramos wants to improve his position but Castrello is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos won't allow Castrello to pass to mount.
Ramos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Castrello is working away from the top position though.
Ramos tries to roll over but Castrello keeps him under control.
Castrello controlling the pace.
Castrello wants to control but Ramos is keeping him busy. #T4#
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ramos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ramos trying to keep a closed guard but Castrello is proving a slippery customer.
Castrello tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramos is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Ramos working for a triangle but Castrello defends it easily. #SUB#
Ramos has his foot on Castrello's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Castrello works his way back into a safe position though.
Castrello wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ramos throws a nice looking combination but Castrello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castrello thinks about the counter body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cullen Castrello.
Well Castrello 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
During a confident post fight interview, Cullen Castrello thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: GAMMA#714 Kruger v Pagnozzi
Date: Jun 16, 2018

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Castrello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castrello lands a nice hook to Gold's body. Gold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gold throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.
Gold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castrello's sensitive parts.
Gold misses with a looping left.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Gold connects with the punch.
Gold swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Castrello counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Castrello.
Castrello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold. #T1#
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gold's defenses.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gold working aggressively here.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello digs a right hand underneath Gold's ribcage. Gold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Gold blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Gold working aggressively here.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gold blocking some punches.
Gold misses with an elbow strike. #T2#
Castrello pushes Gold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gold's brow.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.
Castrello lands with a left to the head.
Gold is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but Gold blocks it.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Gold lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello working Gold over with knees to the body.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land. #T3#
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gold's brow.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Gold misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gold's defenses.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Castrello.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold misses with a punch to the body.
Gold takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A low kick from Gold is predictable there
and Castrello counters with a straight right hand.
Castrello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Castrello ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castrello swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gold swings for the body but Castrello moves out of range.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello misses with a kick to the body.
Castrello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castrello's calf.
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.
Gold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castrello takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello throws a hook but Gold avoids it easily.
Gold tries to counter by closing the distance.
Castrello feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gold misses with a right hand #CL#
and Castrello holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gold is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castrello.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castrello.
Gold blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Liquid Gold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gold takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello landing knees to the head. #ROC#
Gold is rocked!
Castrello dodges an elbow strike from Gold.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Castrello finish him?
A short uppercut from Castrello.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello.
Gold lands with a right to the head.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Gold blocks the elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castrello takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gold lands with a left to the head.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Gold blocks an elbow strike.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Gold avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Gold working aggressively here.
Castrello dodges an elbow strike from Gold.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Liquid Gold has been cut.#T4#
Castrello lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castrello lands a body shot.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castrello is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold blocking some punches.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold misses with a knee strike.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liquid Gold'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castrello.#KD#
Castrello drops Gold with a right and a left! Castrello comes rushing in but Gold regains his composure and manages to keep Castrello in guard.
Castrello tries to free his leg and advance position but Gold is retaining full guard.
Castrello controlling from the top position.
Castrello continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gold is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Castrello looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gold blocks a head kick by Castrello.
Castrello connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gold. Gold circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castrello. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello lands a right hook to the body.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.#T2#
Gold throws a low kick but Castrello avoids it.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gold scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold drops his hands momentarily and Castrello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Gold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Gold avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Gold throws an elbow but it misses.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello lands a left hand.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Castrello lands with a light punch inside.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of Gold's head.
A right hand to the body from Castrello.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Gold 's eye.
Gold takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Castrello scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Gold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Gold tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Gold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Gold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gold working aggressively here.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Gold.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Gold prevents a body shot from Castrello.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castrello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
After winning the bout, Cullen Castrello thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GAMMA#711 Goodman v Verama 2
Date: May 26, 2018

#R1##CL#
Castrello gets a clinch.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
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 lands an elbow inside. #CUT#
It looks like Bostar Tyraanicao has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castrello as Tyraanicao tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyraanicao.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Tyraanicao lands with a light punch inside.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyraanicao avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Tyraanicao controls the action.
Tyraanicao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyraanicao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Tyraanicao tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Tyraanicao back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Castrello.
Castrello missing with knees to the body. #BC2#
Tyraanicao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castrello blocks the body kick.
Castrello throws a lazy body kick
and Castrello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Tyraanicao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Castrello misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyraanicao misses with a leg kick.
Castrello looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyraanicao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Castrello counter with a right hand.
Castrello throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyraanicao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castrello defends it nicely.
Tyraanicao scores with a body shot. #T2#
Tyraanicao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castrello scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyraanicao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyraanicao throws out a leg kick but Castrello moves out of range and Tyraanicao only half commits.
Tyraanicao takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello's corner calls for a 1-2. Castrello obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castrello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tyraanicao ducks right into an uppercut from Castrello.
Castrello misses with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castrello.#CL2#
Tyraanicao pushes Castrello up against the cage in a clinch.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyraanicao's elbow.
Castrello misses with some punches.
Tyraanicao digs a right hand underneath Castrello's ribcage. Castrello let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyraanicao swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3##BC2#
Tyraanicao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyraanicao tries to land a body kick
and Castrello counters with a nice uppercut.
Castrello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyraanicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castrello lands a body shot.
Castrello jabs Tyraanicao right on the nose. Tyraanicao blinks but takes it well.
Tyraanicao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tyraanicao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castrello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyraanicao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello misses with a kick to the body.
Castrello takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tyraanicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castrello is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Tyraanicao tries to keep at a distance but Castrello has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T4#
Tyraanicao struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but Tyraanicao blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyraanicao stalling the fight.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tyraanicao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Tyraanicao controls the action.
Tyraanicao avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Tyraanicao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyraanicao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyraanicao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
A bit of stalling here from Tyraanicao.
A right hook to the body lands for Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Good body shot from Castrello.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyraanicao is defending well for now.#BC2#
Tyraanicao breaks the clinch.
Tyraanicao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tyraanicao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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.
The cut man is working on Bostar Tyraanicao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Tyraanicao loads up on a big right hand but Castrello slips the punch.
Tyraanicao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castrello was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tyraanicao moves out of range as Castrello throws a body kick.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Castrello does it's job there.
Tyraanicao misses with a low kick.
Tyraanicao moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyraanicao slips a jab and a cross from Castrello.
Castrello throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tyraanicao.
Castrello has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tyraanicao.
Castrello cracks Tyraanicao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Tyraanicao to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello throws a series of punches but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
Tyraanicao takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Castrello takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castrello feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tyraanicaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Castrello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyraanicao misses with a low kick.
It looked like Castrello wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Castrello avoids a kick to the body.
Castrello throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyraanicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castrello blocks a low kick nicely.
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Tyraanicao ducks down to avoid it.
Tyraanicao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Castrello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Castrello throws a hook to the side of Tyraanicao's head but Tyraanicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castrello throws a right hand that Tyraanicao ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyraanicao also avoids with ease.
Tyraanicao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Castrello tries to clinch there but Tyraanicao circles away.
Tyraanicao moves out of range of the leg kick from Castrello.
Castrello moves out of range as Tyraanicao strikes.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Tyraanicao.
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Tyraanicao moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Tyraanicao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Tyraanicao moves away and avoids it.
Castrello scores with the left hand. Tyraanicao knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello throws the kick towards the body but Tyraanicao avoids it.
Castrello thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Tyraanicao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tyraanicao swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
Tyraanicao throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.
Tyraanicao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL2#
Tyraanicao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyraanicao managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Tyraanicao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Tyraanicao blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Tyraanicao tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Tyraanicao back against the cage.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Tyraanicao lands a shot to the body.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Tyraanicao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castrello slips a straight right by Tyraanicao.
Castrello was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Castrello lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyraanicao backs up against the cage.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyraanicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyraanicao cracks Castrello with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyraanicao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyraanicao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castrello.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyraanicao. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyraanicao throws an overhand right that lands on Castrello's shoulder, as Castrello tries to avoid the shot.
Tyraanicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyraanicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castrello.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick
and Tyraanicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#
Castrello is rocked!
Tyraanicao loads up on a big right hand but Castrello slips the punch.
It looked like Castrello wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oh Castrello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyraanicao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castrello ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Castrello works the jab nicely.
Tyraanicao throws a poor cross that misses
and Castrello counters with a stiff right hand.
Castrello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyraanicao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyraanicao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
Castrello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyraanicao.
Castrello seems to have got his legs back now.
Castrello misses the jab.
Tyraanicao tries to move into range but Castrello moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Tyraanicao misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bostar Tyraanicao's cut.
That's time! Castrello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello throws a right and a left that Tyraanicao avoids nicely.
Tyraanicao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castrello throws a combination that misses
and Tyraanicao counters with an outside leg kick.
Castrello throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyraanicao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castrello thows a leg kick but Tyraanicao checks it
and Tyraanicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyraanicao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyraanicao throws a leg kick but Castrello sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyraanicao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CL2#
Tyraanicao rushes Castrello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyraanicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Castrello.
Tyraanicao can't break the clinch.
Tyraanicao blocking some punches.
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!
Tyraanicao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello working aggressively here. #T1#
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyraanicao avoids it.
Tyraanicao lands a left hand.
Tyraanicao dips a shoulder and cracks Castrello with a mighty uppercut! Castrello falls back against the cage and Tyraanicao unloads with a barrage of strikes! Castrello is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tyraanicao screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bostar Tyraanicao!
A less than humble Bostar Tyraanicao misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: GAMMA#705 Springs v Malenko
Date: Apr 28, 2018

#R1#
Castrello scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Puch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Puch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Castrello connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Castrello thows a left - swing and a miss!
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.
Puch slips under a jab.
Castrello connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puch lands a jab to the head.
Puch throws a body shot but no joy.
Puch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puch goes for a double leg but Castrello avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Castrello continues to drive forward.
Puch needs to keep his hands up - Castrello had a free shot at his head there.
Castrello slips under a jab.
Castrello tries to counter by clinching up but Puch breaks away and moves out of range.
Castrello lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puch.
Puch defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Puch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Castrello is looking to counter punch.
Puch throws a right hand that misses
and Castrello counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Castrello works the jab nicely.
Puch throws a looping overhand right but Castrello ducks down to avoid it.
Castrello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puch with the counter takedown but Castrello avoids it easily.
Castrello clobbers Puch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puch. That did some damage!
Puch misses with a takedown attempt - Castrello sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Puch looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puch's sensitive parts.
Puch lands with a right hand.
Castrello misses with an uppercut. Puch saw that one coming.#T2#
Puch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castrello is fending him off so far but Puch persists. Nope, Castrello circles away and we're back to standing.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castrello, as that shot connected.
Castrello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello lands a front kick.
Castrello throws a lazy right hand but Puch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castrello counters with a right hand to the body.
Puch shoots in for a double leg but Castrello sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castrello throws the left hand but Puch avoids the punch easily.
Puch throws a hook but Castrello blocks it.
Puch throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello swings for the body but Puch moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Puch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello throws a hook to the side of Puch's head but Puch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Castrello throws a jab when Puch was well out of range.
Puch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick and Puch moves out of range easily.
Puch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Puch.
Puch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castrello is looking to counter punch.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
Puch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castrello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castrello misses with an uppercut. Puch saw that one coming.
Castrello throws a nice looking combination but Puch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Puch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puch slips a jab from Castrello.
Puch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T4#
Puch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Puch shoots in for a takedown but Castrello shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castrello misses with a two punch combination.
Castrello throws a hook but Puch blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
Puch just misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Puch.
Castrello looks to land a left hand but Puch moved out of range nicely.
Puch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Castrello counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puch moves out of range of the leg kick from Castrello.
Puch walks into a straight right hand from Castrello.
Castrello moves out of range as Puch strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Castrello avoids the body shot from Puch.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
Castrello slips a straight right by Puch.
Castrello scores with a leg kick.
Castrello misses with a straight left.
Puch changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Castrello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puch. That did some damage!
Puch throws out a loose jab but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Castrello lands.
Castrello scores with a nice strike.
Puch misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello clobbers Puch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1##CL#
Castrello drives through and clinches with Puch against the cage.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puch can do to turn this around?
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puch's defenses.
Puch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Castrello pushes Puch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castrello using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Puch lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Puch scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Puch controls the action.
Puch misses with a body punch.
Puch is trying to pull guard but Castrello has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Puch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puch throws a head punch that misses.
Puch throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Puch is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puch tries to circle away but Castrello has him pinned against the cage.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puch is defending well for now.
Puch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puch blocks an uppercut.
Puch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Puch tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Puch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cullen Castrello has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Puch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castrello swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Puch counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #T3#
Puch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castrello gets back to full guard.
Puch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puch trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.
Puch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Castrello pulls Puch in close to his closed guard and prevents Puch from doing any damage or advancing position.
Castrello is trying to keep Puch in close.
Castrello 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.
Castrello is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Puch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castrello working a defensive guard but Puch manages to pass into side control anyway.
Castrello wants to control but Puch postures up.
Puch in side control, throwing shots but Castrello defends.
Castrello is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Puch tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Puch seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Puch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Castrello is avoiding damage well.
Puch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #SUB2#
Puch is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Castrello has escaped the position, nice work there.
Castrello wants to control but Puch postures up.#SUB2#
Puch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice takedown defense from Castrello. No joy for Puch on that attempt.
Castrello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Puch ducks down to avoid it.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
Puch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Castrello does no damage.
Castrello staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puch.
A big left from Puch misses.
Castrello slips under a jab from Puch.
Puch throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Puch misses with a body shot.
Castrello lands a jab.
Puch misses with a straight left.
Castrello throws a hook but Puch blocks it.
A jab from Castrello misses.
Donk. Castrello catches Puch right on the button with a cross.
Puch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Castrello motions for Puch to come forward. Castrello throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puch was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
And Puch tries to counter it with a takedown but Castrello pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puch looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Castrello lands with a kick to the temple. Puch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Puch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robledo Puch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Castrello misses with a hook. Puch ducked under it nicely.
Puch throws a body shot but no joy.
Puch throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Castrello on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castrello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castrello throws a nice looking combination but Puch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puch lands a right hook to the body.
Puch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castrello.
Puch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castrello lands with an uppercut that bounces Puch off the cage and back into range.#CL#
Castrello clinches.
Puch goes for a takedown attempt but Castrello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Castrello throws a body punch but Puch moves out of range. #T3#
Castrello blocks a jab.
Puch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castrello. Castrello obviously looking to wear him down.
Puch throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puch. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puch moves out of range as Castrello throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Puch misses its intended target.
Castrello throws a body shot but no joy.
Puch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Castrello defends it well.
A swing and a miss from Puch.
Nice uppercut lands for Puch. That snapped Castrello's head back.
Castrello swings for the body but Puch moves out of range.
Puch darts in looking for a takedown but Castrello gets double underhooks and turns Puch into the cage.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Puch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.#T4#
Puch shoots in looking for a takedown. Castrello tries to sprawl out of it but Puch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castrello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Puch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #TD2#
Puch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Puch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Castrello, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Puch swings around for an armbar but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Puch's guard.
Castrello will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Puch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puch can't keep his opponent in guard - Castrello advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castrello, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
A very excited looking Cullen Castrello made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: GAMMA#701 Shin v Laine 2
Date: Apr 07, 2018

#R1#
A big left from Miyata misses.
Castrello throws a low kick but Miyata moves out of range easily.
Castrello slips under a jab.
Castrello is looking to counter the offense by Miyata and move into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Miyata has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Castrello tries to score with a low kick but Miyata moves his leg out of the way.
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.
Miyata slips under a jab from Castrello.
Castrello walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miyata misses with a straight right.
Miyata checks a low kick from Castrello.
Castrello throws an off balance right hand
and Miyata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miyata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castrello is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello lands a nice shot to the body.
Castrello scores with a decent looking hook.
Castrello missing with a left hand there. Miyata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miyata scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A left and a right from Castrello both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Castrello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #T1#
Castrello misses with a hook
and Miyata counters with a straight right hand.
Castrello on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miyata.
Miyata looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
A cross from Castrello lands.
Miyata throws out a loose jab but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyata lands with an overhand left.
Miyata tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Castrello defends well and Miyata ends up having to push Castrello into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miyata dips to his left and cracks Castrello with an uppercut!
Castrello lands with a hook. Miyata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miyata throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello. #TD2#
Miyata looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello is trying to maintain the position but Miyata is very close to passing his half guard.
Castrello manages to get to full guard. #T2#
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Castrello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castrello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Castrello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castrello managing to control the position.
Miyata is looking to work some ground and pound but Castrello has wrist control.#T3#
Miyata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miyata landing with the ground and pound.
Castrello managing to control the position.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Castrello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyata content to stall in guard here. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Castrello tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Castrello looks for the body kick but Miyata saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Miyata misses.
Castrello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miyata misses with a hook to the body
and Castrello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miyata in his tracks.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Miyata moved out of range.
Castrello displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miyata.
Castrello wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've been told by Castrello's head coaches at The Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Castrello connects with a body shot that sends Miyata's belly button to the back.#TD2#
Miyata shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miyata showed some decent athleticism there.
Miyata missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kira Miyata will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Castrello lands a nice shot that snaps Miyata's head back.
Miyata looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyata with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castrello to score with a decent uppercut.
Castrello connects with an inside leg kick.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Miyata shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castrello as he avoids it easily.
Miyata misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Castrello moves into the clinch successfully.
Castrello scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miyata lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miyata tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello lands a knee to the head.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Castrello tries a body shot but Miyata blocks it.
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!
Miyata is working for takedown but Castrello is calmly controlling the position for now.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miyata blocks an elbow strike from Castrello. #T1#
Castrello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kira Miyata.
Miyata blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Miyata is looking for a takedown.
Castrello scores with a knee to the head.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Miyata avoids the damage to the body.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miyata wants to get back to striking at distance but Castrello won't allow it.
Castrello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miyatas head.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miyata managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello is working Miyata over against the cage.
Castrello has Miyata pressed against the cage, preventing Miyata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miyata wants a takedown but no success here.
Miyata blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Miyata's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T2#
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Miyata leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miyata takes an elbow to the temple.
Castrello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miyata takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castrello.
Miyata drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castrello gets the underhooks and prevents it. #BC2#
Miyata manages to break the clinch.
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Miyata ducks down to avoid it.
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
Miyata misses the jab.
Miyata blocks a head kick by Castrello.
It seemed like Miyata was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miyata fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Castrello loads up on a big right hand but Miyata slips the punch.
Miyata blocks the body kick.
Miyata throws out a counter right but Castrello avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Castrello tries to clinch but Miyata is having none of it.
Kira Miyata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyata takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Castrello throws a hook to the side of Miyata's head but Miyata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
Miyata jabs at Castrello's body.
Miyata scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Miyata.
Castrello lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castrello defending well as Miyata loads up on a big left hand.
Miyata throws a hook but Castrello blocks it.
Good exchange - Miyata coming out on top.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Miyata keeps it at a distance.
Miyata misses with a shot to the body
and Castrello counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Miyata shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castrello pinned against the cage. Castrello gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castrello lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miyata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miyata throws an overhand right that lands on Castrello's shoulder, as Castrello tries to avoid the shot.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miyata shoots in for a double leg but Castrello sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Miyata tries to get set, Castrello tries to push him back and clinch up but Miyata manages to avoid the attempt.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyata moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castrello lands with a shot to the body.
Miyata misses with a right hand
and Castrello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Miyata moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miyata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello. #TD2#
Miyata closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Castrello quickly recovers to half guard.
Castrello avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miyata.
Castrello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miyata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Castrello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castrello keeping control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Miyata is thwarting Castrello's attempts to control the position.
Castrello is doing well to control the position and prevent Miyata from advancing to side control.
Castrello is trying to maintain the position but Miyata is very close to passing his half guard.
Miyata throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castrello trying to control here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Castrello is concentrating on defense, preventing Miyata from advancing position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Miyata missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab by Miyata.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Castrello scores with a jab to the head.
Castrello lands with a hook. Miyata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miyata throws a right hand that misses
and Castrello counters with an inside leg kick.
Miyata has his takedown stuffed
and Castrello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miyata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miyata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miyata tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miyata getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Miyata misses.
Miyata scores with a jab. Castrello acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Miyata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Castrello swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kira Miyata.#T3#
Nice jab there from Miyata.
Miyata fails with a takedown attempt.
Miyata shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castrello defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Castrello misses the target.#TD2#
Miyata shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Castrello is trying to defend but Miyata finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Castrello works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
Miyata chips away with some ground and pound.
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Miyata from controlling successfully.
Castrello pulls Miyata in close to his closed guard and prevents Miyata from doing any damage or advancing position.
Miyata connects with a couple of short punches.
Castrello seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kira Miyata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Castrello looking for a sweep. Not yet Castrello, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miyata lands a couple of digs.
Castrello controlling Miyata's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kira Miyata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miyata 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kira Miyata!
Kira Miyata seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GAMMA#697 Defoe v Okah
Date: Mar 17, 2018

#R1#
Castrello throws a solid leg kick but Quint takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castrello.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Quint takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Quint misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Castrello misses its target.
Castrello throws a poor cross that misses
and Quint counters with a thumping low kick.
Quint looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castrello moves in looking to clinch but Quint pushes him off.
Castrello scores with a leg kick.
Castrello lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quint takes a step back to recover.
A big left from Quint misses.
Castrello thows a leg kick but Quint checks it
and Quint counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castrello.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quint manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quint! But no joy.
Quint misses with a left hand #CL#
and Castrello counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Castrello.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quint tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Quint working aggressively here.
Quint lands a body punch in the clinch.
Castrello takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quint's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Quint working aggressively here.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
Quint lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello works on Quint's body with a couple of short punches.
Quint working aggressively here.
Quint has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Quint.
Quint lands a shoulder strike.
Quint struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
A short left from Quint.
Quint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quint pushes Castrello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Quint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Castrello scores with a shot to the body.
Quint moves out of range of the body kick from Castrello.
Quint takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quint pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castrello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Quint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castrello's sensitive parts.
Good exchange - Castrello coming out on top.
Castrello thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Quint if he has to take too many more of those.
Quint throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.
Quint walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quint swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.#T3#
Jab by Castrello.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quint manages to avoid it.
Castrello tries to clinch but Quint is having none of it.
Quint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castrello scores with a body shot.
Castrello scores with a jab to the head.
Quint keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
Castrello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Castrello throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Quint misses.
Castrello is looking to counter punch.
Castrello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Quint looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quint looks for the body kick but Castrello saw that one coming. #T4#
Quint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello throwing a counter right hand but Quint manages to avoid it.
Castrello moves out of range of the leg kick from Quint.
Castrello lands a glancing blow to the side of Quint's head.
Castrello works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quint missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Quint throws out a leg kick but Castrello moves out of range and Quint only half commits.
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quint misses with a body shot.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Castrello finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Quint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Castrello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quint at a distance.
Castrello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quint chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castrello can pounce on him.
Quint tries to land a body kick
and Castrello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Castrello lands.
Quint throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
A telegraphed right hand from Castrello misses the target.
It seemed like Quint was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castrello sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Quint lands a leg kick that knocks Castrello off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quint misses with a left hand
letting Castrello counter with a right hand. #T1#
Quint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Quint lands a nice shot to the body.
Quint missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Quint ducks down to avoid it.
Castrello bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quint's head.
Castrello slips under a jab from Quint.
A low kick from Castrello is predictable there
enabling Quint to counter with a crisp jab.
Castrello lands with a cross.
Castrello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Castrello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quint. That did some damage!
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
Quint keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quint thinks about the counter body kick.
Castrello slips under a jab from Quint.
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!
Castrello throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quint on the side of the head.
A jab from Castrello finds it's way through Quint's defenses.
Quint with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quint was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
Quint fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castrello looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quint takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Castrello misses with a double jab.
Castrello looks for the body kick but Quint saw that one coming.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Quint moved out of range.
Quint swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Sloppy strikes from Castrello. Those never looked like landing.
Quint is trying to counter with his kicks.
Quint moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
Castrello drops his hands momentarily and Quint takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quint swings away with a body shot that misses
and Castrello counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quint thinking.
Quint walks into a stiff left hand from Castrello.
Quint connects with a jab.
Castrello tests Quint's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castrello stuns Quint with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Quint finds it's target.#T4#
Jab from Quint.#ROC2#
Castrello is rocked!
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!
Castrello misses with a right hand
and Quint counters with a nice body kick.
Oh Castrello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quint throws out a powerful jab.
Castrello misses with the combination.
Quint looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
Quint swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quint 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.
Castrello seems to have got his legs back now.
Castrello scores with a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castrello lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quint has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quint and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Castrello misses with a body shot.
Castrello fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quint on the side of the head.
Quint takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Castrello lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sam Quint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castrello doesn't manage to clinch there - Quint circles away.
Castrello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quint.
Quint has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quint.
Quint comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castrello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint lands a right hook to the body.
Quint checks a low kick from Castrello.
Quint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castrello.
Castrello connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Castrello feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Quints jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Castrello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castrello lands a nice hook to Quint's body. Quint takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Quint keeps it at a distance.
Quint replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Castrello blocks it well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Quint lands a nice looking body shot.
Castrello scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quint in his tracks.
Quint swings for the body but Castrello moves out of range.
Quint throws a push kick but Castrello slaps the foot to one side.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Quint scores with a kick to the body. #T2#
Quint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quint misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quint throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Quint's leg. Quint is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castrello tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quint counters with a straight right hand.
Castrello swinging wildly here.
Quint misses with a left hand
and Castrello counters with a nice body kick.
Castrello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T3#
Castrello lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quint takes a step back to recover.
A nice combination there by Quint.
Castrello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castrello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castrello throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Quint was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castrello.
Castrello fails to land with a series of punches.
Quint pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castrello is out of range and Quint settles back down.
Castrello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quint throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Quint takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castrello looks to land a combination. Quint sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#
It looks like Sam Quint has been cut.
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!
Castrello lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quint circles away quickly and effectively.
Quint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castrello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Castrello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castrello on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quint just misses with a punch to the body.
Quint digs a good hook to Castrello's body.
Castrello scores with a punch to the head.
Castrello lands a glancing blow to the side of Quint's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castrello, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
After winning the bout, Cullen Castrello thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GAMMA#693 Volkov vs Shin 5
Date: Feb 24, 2018

#R1#
Khakhold moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
Khakhold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Khakhold lands a nice shot to the body.
Castrello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khakhold under the eye.
Castrello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khakhold can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
Khakhold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khakhold. That's going to slow Castrello down.
Castrello has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Castrello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Castrello misses with a left hand
and Khakhold counters with an inside leg kick. #T1#
Castrello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello connects with a jab.
Khakhold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castrello.
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Khakhold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khakhold misses with a head kick.
Castrello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khakhold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castrello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khakhold somewhat.
Castrello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Castrello misses with a kick to the body. #T2#
Khakhold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khakhold throws a shot to the body.
Castrello looks to land a left hand but Khakhold moved out of range nicely.
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!#TD#
Khakhold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Khakhold throwing strikes but missing.
Khakhold lands a couple of digs.
Khakhold is fighting to break Castrello's control of his arms but Castrello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khakhold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Castrello looking to control.
Khakhold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB#
Khakhold is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Castrello keeping full guard, as Khakhold tries to pass.
Khakhold throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khakhold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castrello looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Khakhold working some strikes from top position.
Khakhold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
Castrello looking for a sweep. Not yet Castrello, not yet.
Khakhold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khakhold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castrello is keeping the position for now.
Khakhold is fighting to break Castrello's control of his arms but Castrello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khakhold throws a big right hand that misses.
Khakhold is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khakhold wants to pass the guard but Castrello is keeping the position.
Khakhold with a nice head shot there.
Khakhold throwing strikes from guard but Castrello blocks nicely.
Castrello is trying to keep Khakhold in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dixie Pablo Khakhold dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Khakhold shoots for a double leg takedown but Castrello sprawls well. He's pushed Khakhold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL2#
Castrello moves into the clinch successfully.
Khakhold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
A right hand to the body from Castrello.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Khakhold avoids the damage to the body.
Khakhold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khakhold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khakhold.
Castrello scores with a hook to the body.
Khakhold can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Khakhold.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khakhold lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land.
Khakhold lands a body shot. #T1#
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Khakhold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Khakhold.
Khakhold lands with a right to the head.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Khakhold goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castrello prevents it.
Khakhold tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Khakhold back against the cage.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khakhold is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Pablo Khakhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Khakhold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Khakhold is blocking nicely.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Dixie Pablo Khakhold has been cut.
Khakhold jumps guard but Castrello stands there with Khakhold around his waist. Khakhold gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #T2#
Castrello lands a shoulder strike.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards.
Khakhold wants to take the fight to the mat but Castrello manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Khakhold misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khakhold avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Khakhold misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khakhold blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards.
Khakhold avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Khakhold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Khakhold controls his hands.
Khakhold struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Khakhold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khakhold managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello. #T3#
Khakhold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khakhold blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khakhold.
Khakhold pushes Castrello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khakhold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khakhold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castrello lands a good knee to the midsection. Khakhold won't want to take too many of those.
I was talking to Khakhold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Castrello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello tries to work over Khakhold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khakhold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Khakhold blocking some punches.
Khakhold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khakhold wants to take the fight to the mat but Castrello manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Castrello misses with the head strike. #BC#
Khakhold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castrello slips a straight right by Khakhold.
Castrello throws the left hand but Khakhold avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Castrello plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khakhold throws a leg kick but Castrello moved away.
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!
Castrello looks for the body kick but Khakhold saw that one coming.
Khakhold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
Khakhold is looking to counter punch.
Khakhold shoots and misses
and Castrello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khakhold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
Castrello throws a lazy head kick
and Khakhold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khakhold if he has to take too many more of those.
Khakhold throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Khakhold tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khakhold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khakhold misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Castrello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dixie Pablo Khakhold's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Khakhold dives in for a single leg takedown but Castrello sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Castrello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castrello misses with a two punch combination.
Good leg kick by Castrello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castrello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khakhold is looking to counter punch.
Castrello moves forwards but Khakhold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Castrello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Khakhold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello throws out a counter right but Khakhold avoids it with no problem.
A bone on bone clash there as Castrello blocks the leg kick.
Khakhold moves out of range of the body kick from Castrello. #T1##CL2#
Castrello clinches up against the cage.
Khakhold avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Khakhold struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards.
Khakhold is working Castrello over against the cage.
Khakhold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khakhold drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khakhold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Khakhold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello. #T2#
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khakhold is trying to drag Castrello to the mat but Castrello just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Pablo Khakhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castrello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khakhold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Khakhold lands with a short shot to the head.
Khakhold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Khakhold blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Khakhold dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khakhold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Khakhold lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Khakhold tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khakhold wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land.
Khakhold can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Khakhold.
Khakhold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello looking to stall.
Khakhold throws a head punch that misses.
Khakhold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khakhold lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Khakhold wants a takedown.
Khakhold scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Khakhold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Castrello. That snapped Khakhold's head back. #T4#
Khakhold throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khakhold throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castrello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khakhold moves away from the strike by Castrello.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello lands an overhand right.
Khakhold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khakhold changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Khakhold throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Khakhold tries to land a leg kick but Castrello saw it coming and moves away.
Castrello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Khakhold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khakhold.

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 Dixie Pablo Khakhold.
I think Khakhold 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
A very excited looking Dixie Pablo Khakhold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: GAMMA#687 Goodman v Hanolla 2
Date: Jan 20, 2018

#R1#
Ramos jabs Castrello to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castrello. Castrello obviously looking to wear him down.
Tony Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Castrello catches Ramos right on the button with a cross.
Castrello lands a nice hook to Ramos 's body. Ramos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Ramos - just one landing.
Ramos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ramos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Ramos throws a right and a left that Castrello avoids nicely.
No luck for Ramos with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramos is defended easily by Castrello.
Ramos wants to clinch up but Castrello keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castrello there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramos takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Ramos takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Castrello clinches with his opponent.
Ramos avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Ramos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos .
Ramos blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Ramos goes for a takedown attempt but Castrello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Castrello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Castrello slips the punch.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos . Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos 's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Castrello misses with a body shot.
Castrello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#TD2#
Ramos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramos showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello tries to roll over but Ramos keeps him under control.
Castrello works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ramos preventing the sweep.
Ramos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramos content to stall in guard here.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Castrello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Castrello has his hands on Ramos 's head, controlling the position.
Ramos chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramos cracks Castrello with a solid left hand.
Castrello trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Castrello pulls Ramos in to control the position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castrello wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castrello scores with a shot to the body.
Castrello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and Castrello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castrello feints a jab promting Ramos to slip. Castrello then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ramos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ramos misses with a body punch
and Castrello counters with a three punch combo that has Ramos backing up. Ramos nods at Castrello to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castrello rather than just go for the knockout.
Castrello throws a front kick that sends Ramos stumbling back into the cage.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
Ramos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Castrello defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that 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.
#R2#
Castrello misses with a combination #TD2#
and Ramos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ramos .
Castrello has his hands on Ramos 's head, controlling the position.
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Castrello working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Castrello blocks nicely.
Ramos throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castrello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castrello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramos trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ramos works over Castrello with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramos throwing strikes but missing.
Ramos distracts Castrello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T2#
Ramos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Castrello looking for a sweep. Not yet Castrello, not yet.
Castrello controls Ramos momentarily but Ramos frees himself.
Tony Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Castrello is retaining full guard.
Castrello not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castrello seems keen to control Ramos 's posture.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos slips under a jab.#T3#
Castrello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos .
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Ramos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Castrello counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Castrello clinches with his opponent.
Castrello lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Tony Ramos has been cut.
Ramos 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castrello gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ramos avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses. #T4#
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castrello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos .
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Castrello stops a takedown attempt from Ramos .
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos .
Ramos tries for a takedown but Castrello manages to get underhooks.
Ramos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castrello is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos wants to take the fight to the mat but Castrello manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ramos goes for a takedown attempt but Castrello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tony Ramos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Ramos 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ramos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Ramos . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramos .
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos .
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
Ramos feints the counter takedown.
Castrello tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Castrello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Castrello lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ramos takes a step back to recover.
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.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello throws a jab when Ramos was well out of range.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Castrello.
A combination from Ramos does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramos lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
A big right from Ramos misses.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
And Ramos tries to counter it with a takedown but Castrello pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Ramos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Castrello wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ramos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castrello's head.
Castrello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castrello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castrello is looking to improve his position.
Castrello is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
Castrello gets back to full guard.
Castrello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramos lands a couple of digs.
Castrello controlling Ramos 's posture.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castrello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castrello pulls Ramos in close to his closed guard and prevents Ramos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Castrello controls Ramos momentarily but Ramos frees himself. #T3#
Ramos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Castrello blocks nicely.
Ramos distracts Castrello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Castrello is pulling down on Ramos 's head to control his posture.
Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
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.#CL2#
Ramos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike.
Ramos is trying to drag Castrello to the mat but Castrello just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Castrello is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#TD2#
Ramos is trying to trip Castrello. He has hold of a leg but Castrello is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ramos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ramos throwing strikes but missing.
Ramos postures up in Castrello's guard and throws a big left but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos .
Castrello is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Ramos .
I think Ramos 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tony Ramos !

Event: GAMMA#682 Churchill v Ridgeway
Date: Dec 30, 2017

#R1#
Castrello with a hook.
Castrello digs a good body shot into Zhai's ribs.
Castrello dips to his left and cracks Zhai with an uppercut!
Zhai looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Castrello changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castrello with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zhai to score with a decent uppercut.
Castrello fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Castrello throws out a loose jab but Zhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Castrello tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhai is looking to score with low kicks.
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!
Zhai cracks the inside of Castrello's front leg.
Castrello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Castrello misses with a left hand
and Zhai counters with a good, hard body kick but Castrello shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Castrello. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Jab from Castrello.
Zhai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zhai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castrello.
Castrello throws a chopping leg kick but Zhai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Castrello takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
Zhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
Zhai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castrello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Castrello.
Castrello throws a quick counter head kick but Zhai was just out of range.
Castrello looks to land a combination but Zhai avoids it well.
Castrello sets himself, and Zhai steps forward looking for the clinch! Castrello avoids it this time.
Zhai scores with a nice head shot.
Castrello throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zhai counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhai lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Zhai's leg. Zhai is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Castrello misses.
Castrello misses with a double jab.
Zhai misses with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Castrello scores with a four punch combination!
Castrello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castrello misses with an uppercut. Zhai saw that one coming.
Castrello connects with a high kick.
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhai.
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.
An inside leg kick lands from Castrello.
Zhai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhai avoids a kick to the body.
Zhai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T3#
Zhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castrello.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Zhai.
A clash of legs there as Zhai blocks the low kick.
Zhai tries to clinch but Castrello moves out of range.
Zhai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zhai misses with a body shot.
Zhai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castrello throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Castrello clobbers Zhai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Castrello lands a head kick!
Castrello catches Zhai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL#
Zhai gets tackled into the cage by Castrello. Castrello maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Zhai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T4#
Zhai misses with the head strike.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zhai blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Zhai.
Zhai lands a nice shot to the body.
Zhai blocks the elbow strike.
Zhai blocks an uppercut.
Zhai tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Zhai blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Zhai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Zhai misses with some punches.
Zhai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello trying to stall but Zhai improves his position.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhai can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Zhai fails to land.
Zhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Zhai shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Castrello feints and then cracks Zhai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhai down.
Zhai tries to land a front kick but Castrello steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhai can do to turn this around?
Zhai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castrello pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zhai is out of range and Castrello settles back down.
Zhai tries a quick counter leg kick but Castrello is wise to it.
Zhai misses the jab.
Zhai tried to score with a low kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello misses the body punch
and Castrello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castrello, right into the meat.
Castrello takes a swing at Zhai's ribcage but misses.
Zhai misses with a kick to the body
and Castrello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castrello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Castrello lands with a good body shot.
Castrello throws a series of punches but Zhai moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Zhai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T1#
Castrello throws a head kick that Zhai semi-blocks.
A leg kick checked by Castrello.
Zhai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
Castrello walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Castrello misses with a lunging right hand
letting Zhai counter with a right hand.
Zhai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zhai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhai manages to avoid it.
Zhai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zhai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zhai cracks a nice hook into Castrello's ribs.
Zhai misses with a looping right.#T2#
Zhai keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhai! But no joy.
Castrello on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhai fails to land with a series of punches.
Zhai takes one to the side of the head.
Castrello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zhai misses with a hook.#CL#
Castrello moves into range and clinches up with Zhai.
Zhai lands a shoulder strike.
Castrello scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhai.
Castrello is trying to maintain a safe position but Zhai gets an underhook and turns Castrello into the cage.
Zhai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
Zhai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
Zhai tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Zhai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zang Zhai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Zhai.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhai backwards.
Zhai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhai is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castrello scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhai avoids it.
Zhai tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Zhai back against the cage.
Zhai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhai misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Zhai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castrello throws a combination that misses
and Zhai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zhai misses with a body shot. #T4#
A left lands for Castrello.
Zhai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhai misses with a low kick.
Castrello throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhai.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
Castrello lands a high kick!
Zhai misses with a right hand
and Castrello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Castrello.
Zhai connects with a looping right hand. #CL#
Castrello clinches.
A right hand to the body from Zhai.
Zhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhai misses with a body punch.
Zhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Castrello throws a lazy right hand but Zhai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castrello tries to clinch but Zhai moves away
and Zhai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castrello swinging wildly here.
Castrello bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zhai's head backwards.
Castrello throws a lazy uppercut
and Zhai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Zhai. #CL#
Castrello gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castrello working Zhai over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello lands with a right to the head.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.#BC2#
Zhai breaks the clinch. #T1#
Castrello throws out a leg kick but Zhai moves out of range and Castrello only half commits.
A big right from Castrello misses.
Castrello is looking to chop away at Zhai's legs.
Castrello throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhai misses the target.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
Castrello lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Castrello throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zhai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zhai loads up on a big right hand but Castrello slips the punch.
Castrello blocks a low kick nicely.
Castrello with a jab.#T2#
An inside leg kick from Castrello misses. #CL#
Castrello closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zang Zhai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castrello lands an elbow just above Zhai 's eye.
Zhai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhai misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zhai misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Zhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhai tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello working Zhai over with knees to the body.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhai's elbow.
Zhai is pushing Castrello up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhai misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Zhai avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Zhai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Zhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Zhai is trying to maintain a safe position but Castrello gets an underhook and turns Zhai into the cage.
Zhai misses with some punches. #BC2#
Zhai breaks the clinch.
Zhai swings for the body but Castrello moves out of range.
Castrello sizes up Zhai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zhai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Castrello throws out a loose jab but Zhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello lands the left hand.
Castrello fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zhai checks it well.
Castrello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Zhai. #T4#
Castrello lands with a good body shot.
Castrello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhai misses with a left hand #CL#
and Castrello counters by moving into the clinch.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhai blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello scores a nice knee to the body.
Zhai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhai has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello. #BC2#
Zhai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zhai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castrello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Castrello explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello misses with a looping right.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhai manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castrello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: GAMMA#679 DaCoca vs Steigelman
Date: Dec 16, 2017

#R1#
Ricard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castrello keeps Ricard at a distance using the push kick.
Castrello smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castrello walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've been told by Castrello's head coaches at The Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ricard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ricard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ricard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ricard misses with a wild body shot.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castrello misses with a double jab.
Castrello tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castrello throws a front kick aimed at Ricard's knee but Ricard avoids it well.
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 with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castrello seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricard scoring well with a low kick there.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ricard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from Ricard misses
and Castrello counters with a leg kick.
Castrello thumps Ricard with a low kick.#T1#
Castrello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ricard throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
Ricard avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ricard. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello lands a head kick. Ricard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Castrello was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castrello scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ricard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Castrello misses.
Ricard is looking to score with low kicks.
Castrello throws a solid leg kick but Ricard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castrello.
Castrello throws a series of punches but Ricard avoids them all with ease.
Ricard scores with the left hand. Castrello knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricard throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
Ricard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castrello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ricard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Ricard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Castrello misses with the combination.
Castrello backing away here, and Ricard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#CL#
Castrello moves into range and clinches up with Ricard.
Ricard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ricard avoiding damage.
Ricard throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello. #BC2#
Ricard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ricard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Castrello cracks Ricard with an open hand slap.
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Ricard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricard misses with a straight right.
Castrello swings widly with a right hand
and Ricard counters with a nice uppercut.
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricard throws a series of punches but Castrello avoids them all with ease. #T3#
Castrello swings widly with a right hand
and Ricard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Ricard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castrello checks it well.
Ricard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Castrello throws a hook to the side of Ricard's head but Ricard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricard misses with a low kick as Castrello jumps back.
A telegraphed right hand from Ricard misses the target.
Ricard tries to land a leg kick but Castrello saw it coming and moves away.
Castrello tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ricard is able to avoid easily.
Castrello checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castrello tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ricard manages to circle out of the way.
Ricard lands a head shot.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Ricard keeps it at a distance.
Castrello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castrello throws out a powerful jab.
Ricard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castrello has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castrello lands the left hand.
Castrello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ricard.
Ricard lands a jab to Castrello's midsection.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ricard lands a nice shot to the body.
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Castrello misses the target.
Ricard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castrello sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ricard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ricard checks a leg kick.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ricard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castrello.
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Ricard 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.
It looked like Castrello wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ricard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Castrello lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricard circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello moves out of range as Ricard throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Ricard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ricard.
Castrello checks a low kick from Ricard.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Ricard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Castrello misses with a few strikes there.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
Ricard misses with a straight right.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Castrello moved away.
Ricard looks to land a body kick but Castrello moved away.
Ricard throws a solid leg kick but Castrello takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ricard.
Ricard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castrello.
A jab from Ricard misses.
Castrello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricard.
Castrello throws a hook but Ricard avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Castrello.
No joy there for Castrello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ricard throws a looping overhand right but Castrello ducks down to avoid it.
Ricard slips a jab from Castrello.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castrello.
Ricard scores with the left hand. Castrello knows he should have avoided that one.
Ricard connects with a jab.
Castrello checks a leg kick.
Ricard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castrello checks it well.
Castrello appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ricard slips under a jab from Castrello.
Castrello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricard moves away.
Ricard thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Ricard tries to get set, Castrello tries to push him back and clinch up but Ricard manages to avoid the attempt.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ricard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ricard lands with an overhand left.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castrello throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Castrello. Beautiful body shot.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
Ricard jabs Castrello right on the nose. Castrello blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello. #T2#
Castrello scores with a three punch combo!
Castrello misses with a hook.
Castrello looks to land a body kick but Ricard moved away.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Castrello was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Castrello throws a right hand that Ricard ducks under and follows up with a left that Ricard also avoids with ease.
Ricard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castrello can pounce on him.
Nice shot by Ricard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castrello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Ricard thuds a left hand into Castrello's body.
Castrello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ricard misses with a lunging right hand
and Castrello counters with a one-two to the body.
Castrello looks to land a left hand but Ricard moved out of range nicely.
Castrello throws the left hand but Ricard avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ricard! But no joy.
Castrello takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ricard misses with a jab, cross combination. #T3#
Castrello tests Ricard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castrello fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard scores with a shot to the body.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Ricard.
Ricard with a nice cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castrello.
Castrello misses with a looping left.#CL#
Castrello clinches.
Castrello pushes Ricard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ricard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ricard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricard working aggressively here.
Castrello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
Ricard dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Ricard can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Ricard takes an elbow to the temple.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ricard.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ricard. #BC2#
Ricard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castrello.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Castrello has closed the distance and engaged Ricard in a clinch.
Ricard misses with the head strike.
Ricard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Ricard backwards.
Ricard is trying to maintain a safe position but Castrello gets an underhook and turns Ricard into the cage.
Castrello misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castrello avoids it.
Castrello utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castrello landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Ricard keeps the fight on the outside.
Castrello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castrello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ricard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ricard.
Castrello misses with the combination.
Ricard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Castrello.
Ricard wants to land a leg kick but Castrello is out of range.
Ricard misses with a straight left.
Castrello throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.#T1#
Ricard misses with an uppercut. Castrello saw that one coming.
Ricard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castrello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ricard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ricard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castrello's sensitive parts.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Castrello misses the target.
Castrello throws a leg kick that misses.
Castrello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ricard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ricard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ricard throws a low kick but Castrello avoids it.
Ricard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
Nice body punch from Ricard.
Castrello misses with a wild body shot.
Castrello is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castrello lands with a shot to the body.
Castrello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castrello, right into the meat.
Farboleous Ricard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard is looking for the big counter here.
Nice uppercut there from Castrello.
Ricard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ricard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
Ricard tries to move into range but Castrello moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castrello checks a leg kick.
Ricard throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castrello darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castrello misses with a wild body shot.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ricard has time to react.
Some bone on bone action there as Castrello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castrello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T3#
Ricard misses with a looping right.
Ricard throws a body kick that misses.
Castrello looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Castrello misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricard throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.
Castrello takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ricard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castrello under the eye.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Ricard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castrello doesn't seem phased though.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricard.
Ricard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Castrello lands with a hook. Ricard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Castrello scores with a jab to the head.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Some wild striking there from Castrello. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Castrello. Those never looked like landing.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Castrello finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ricard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ricard moves out of range of the body kick.
Ricard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Castrello throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
Castrello is looking to counter punch.
Castrello throws a right and a left that Ricard avoids nicely.
Castrello pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricard was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castrello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
An out of breath Cullen Castrello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GAMMA#675 Bubba v Gunnar
Date: Nov 25, 2017

#R1#
Keenan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan is looking to counter punch.
Crunch! Keenan slams his shin into Castrello's torso.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Keenan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Keenan connects with a looping right hand.
We've been informed that Castrello has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Keenan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Castrello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Keenan cracks Castrello with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Keenan slips under a jab from Castrello.
Keenan cracks Castrello with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Keenan - just one landing.
Keenan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castrello tries to clinch but Keenan moves away
and Keenan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Castrello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Castrello misses with a hook.#T1#
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Keenan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castrello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castrello misses the jab.
Castrello slips under a jab from Keenan.
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castrello scoring well with a low kick there.
Castrello misses with the combination.
Keenan slips a straight right by Castrello.
Castrello avoids a kick to the body.
Castrello throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Castrello lands with a nice body punch.
Castrello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keenan cracks Castrello with an open hand slap.#T2#
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keenan.
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Castrello looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Keenan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castrello's calf.
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!
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Castrello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keenan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castrello moves out of range as Keenan strikes.
Castrello slips under a jab from Keenan.
Keenan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Castrello. Castrello circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Castrello takes a kick to the side of the head.
Castrello throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keenan.
Keenan misses with a lunging right hand
and Castrello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keenan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Castrello blocks a low kick nicely.
Castrello throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan lands with a nice body kick.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello. #T3#
Keenan is looking to slow Castrello down with leg kicks.
Castrello slips a straight right by Keenan.
Keenan throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.
Castrello defending well as Keenan loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Keenan throws a right hand that misses
and Castrello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keenan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castrello on the side of the head.
Castrello throws a solid leg kick but Keenan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castrello.
Keenan is looking to score with low kicks.
Keenan moves out of range of the strikes.
Castrello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
Castrello looks to land a combination but Keenan avoids it well.
It looked like Keenan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keenan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castrello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T4#
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
Castrello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keenan.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Castrello slips under a jab from Keenan.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Castrello misses with a lunging right hand
and Keenan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Keenan scores with a decent looking hook.
Castrello lands with a cross.
Castrello moves out of range as Keenan throws a body kick.
Castrello looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Castrello walks into a left hand.
Castrello slips under a jab.
Castrello comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Castrello coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Castrello will feel that in the morning.
A swing and a miss from Castrello.
Castrello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keenan counters with a thumping low kick.
Castrello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keenan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth Keenan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Keenan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castrello in his tracks.
Castrello misses with an uppercut
and Keenan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keenan lands a leg kick that knocks Castrello off balance momentarily.
Keenan keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
Gareth Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Castrello might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Keenan has got the better of the exchanges.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick and Keenan moves out of range easily.
Keenan tries a head kick but it misses.
Castrello steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Keenan.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Keenan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Keenan with a jab.
Keenan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keenan misses with a hook
and Castrello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Castrello. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keenan walks into a stiff left hand from Castrello.
Castrello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castrello misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
A big left from Castrello misses.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
Castrello tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keenan is able to avoid easily.
Keenan looks for the body kick but Castrello saw that one coming.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello lands a front kick.
Keenan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.
Castrello scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello wants to land a leg kick but Keenan is out of range.
Keenan throws out a leg kick but Castrello moves out of range and Keenan only half commits.
Castrello throws a sloppy body shot
and Keenan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Keenan connects with an inside leg kick.#T2#
Keenan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Keenan misses with a low kick as Castrello jumps back.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello checks a leg kick nicely.
Castrello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keenan scores with the left hand. Castrello knows he should have avoided that one.
Castrello lands a right hook to the body.
Castrello misses with a body kick.
Keenan throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Keenan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Keenan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. Keenan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Keenan moved out of range.
Keenan defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Castrello throws a series of punches but Keenan avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Keenan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Castrello wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keenan digs a good hook to Castrello's body.
Castrello bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Castrello misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Keenan - just one landing.
Keenan lands a slapping body shot.
Keenan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castrello smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Keenan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Castrello tries to counter by closing the distance.
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on Castrello's shoulder, as Castrello tries to avoid the shot.
Castrello wants to counter with a clinch but Keenan pushes him away.
Castrello connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello throws a push kick but Keenan slaps the foot to one side.
Castrello lands the left hand.#T4#
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Keenan thuds his shin into the meat of Castrello's side.
Keenan cracks Castrello with a good jab.
Castrello lands a really nice looking cross but Keenan seems unphased.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castrello throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
Castrello has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Keenan.
Castrello is looking to clinch.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body.
Castrello throws a leg kick
and Keenan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keenan thuds a left hand into Castrello's body.
Keenan throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenan throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castrello tries to clinch but Keenan is having none of it.
Nice shot by Keenan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gareth Keenan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Castrello lands a right hook to the body.
Keenan scores with a nice right hand.
Keenan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Keenan throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan throws a hook but Castrello blocks it.
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Castrello.
Castrello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castrello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Castrello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keenan moves out of range of the leg kick from Castrello.
Keenan is looking to counter punch.
Castrello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keenan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castrello.
Keenan avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Keenan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Castrello if he has to take too many more of those.
A clash of legs there as Castrello blocks the low kick.
Keenan delivers a nice body kick.
Castrello misses with a hook.
Castrello's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Keenan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keenan scores with a nice right hand.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
Castrello lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keenan circles away quickly and effectively.
Castrello swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Castrello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castrello walks into a straight right hand from Keenan.
A solid body kick from Keenan.
Castrello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keenan. Keenan obviously looking to wear him down.
Castrello ducks right into an uppercut from Keenan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T2#
Keenan throws a head kick but Castrello moves out of range.
Castrello misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello slips under a jab from Keenan.
Keenan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castrello's hands.
Castrello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keenan missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello.
Keenan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Keenan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castrello throws a series of punches but Keenan avoids them all with ease.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Castrello feints a counter leg kick.
Keenan missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T3#
Castrello scores with a jab.
Keenan lands with a right hand.
Keenan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Castrello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castrello moves out of range as Keenan strikes.
A little jabbing left from Castrello on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keenan blocks a head kick by Castrello.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castrello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Keenan does it's job there.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castrello throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Castrello fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Keenan is out of range.
Keenan throws a counter high kick but Castrello was just alert enough to avoid it.
Castrello blocks a low kick nicely.
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.#T4#
Keenan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castrello's head.
Keenan takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castrello misses with a leg kick.
Castrello slips a jab from Keenan.
Castrello gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castrello misses with a lunging right hand
and Keenan counters with a thumping low kick.
Keenan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keenan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castrello's hands.
Keenan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keenan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello scores with a three punch combo!
Castrello scoring well with a low kick there.
Keenan tests Castrello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keenan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Gareth Keenan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Castrello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keenan's calf.
Castrello has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Castrello misses.
Castrello lands a glancing blow to the side of Keenan's head.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Castrello now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Castrello is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Castrello missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Castrello tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan cracks Castrello with a good jab.
A punch lands to the side of Keenan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castrello is looking to chop away at Keenan's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castrello connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Keenan's hands.
Keenan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Keenan moves away and avoids it.
Castrello has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello. #T1#
Castrello tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan misses with a few strikes there.
Keenan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Castrello is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keenan with a body shot.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello lands with a nice body punch.
Keenan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Keenan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan misses with a straight right.
Keenan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Keenan throws a poor cross that misses
and Castrello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Castrello.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan connects with a jab.
Castrello tests Keenan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castrello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
Keenan is looking to slow Castrello down with leg kicks.
Castrello keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castrello wants to slow Keenan down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot by Keenan.
Keenan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sloppy strikes from Castrello. Those never looked like landing.
Castrello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keenan lands a slapping body shot.
Castrello takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castrello lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Keenan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castrello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T3#
Castrello slips under a jab from Keenan.
Castrello was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Keenan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castrello defending well as Keenan loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Keenan connects with a nice looking jab.
Keenan keeps the fight on the outside.
A lazy left from Castrello finds it's target.
Castrello defending well as Keenan loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Castrello takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castrello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keenan tries to move into range but Castrello moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keenan delivers a nice body kick.
Castrello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keenan throws out the jab.
Keenan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Castrello throws an off balance right hand
letting Keenan counter with a right hand. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Castrello slips a jab from Keenan.
Castrello swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Castrello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keenan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castrello counters with a straight right hand.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castrello throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
Keenan throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keenan.
Castrello throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Keenan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
Keenan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castrello is able to avoid easily.
Castrello throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gareth Keenan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
Some bone on bone action there as Keenan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keenan throws a head kick that half lands.
Keenan throws a looping overhand right but Castrello ducks down to avoid it.
Castrello slips under a jab.
Keenan lands a leg kick that knocks Castrello off balance momentarily.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but Castrello steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello connects with a looping right hand.
Keenan throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.
Keenan misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello looks to land a combination but Keenan avoids it well.
Keenan blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Castrello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Keenan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Castrello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keenan.
A little feinted left hand from Keenan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keenan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1#
A slapping body kick lands there for Keenan.
Keenan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castrello.
A solid body kick from Keenan.
Keenan moves out of range of the strikes.
Keenan throws a wild body kick that Castrello sees coming a mile off.
Keenan misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Castrello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castrello 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.
Castrello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
Castrello throws a low kick, looking for Keenan's leg but Keenan calmly moves out of range.
Castrello takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Castrello slips the punch.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Keenan throws a right and a left that Castrello avoids nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castrello.
A solid body kick from Keenan.
Keenan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castrello looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Keenan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Castrello throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keenan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keenan connects with a leg kick. Castrello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Castrello throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Keenan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick from Castrello misses.
Keenan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Castrello lands with a slapping head kick. #T3#
Castrello avoids a kick to the body.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
Castrello cracks Keenan with a good jab.
Castrello misses with a left hand
and Keenan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castrello throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Castrello steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Keenan.
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Keenan. Beautiful body shot.
Castrello tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrello.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan lands a jab.
Keenan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Castrello misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Sloppy strikes from Castrello. Those never looked like landing.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan throws a hook but Castrello blocks it.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Keenan misses.
Keenan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keenan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
Castrello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Castrello throws a leg kick which misses Keenan's front leg but catches the back leg as Keenan tries to avoid it.
Keenan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keenan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

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 Gareth Keenan.
Well Keenan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth Keenan!
Gareth Keenan retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Gareth Keenan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GAMMA#671 Bubba v Bryant 3
Date: Nov 04, 2017

#R1#
Castrello walks into a jab.
Mirowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mirowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Mirowski cracks the inside of Castrello's front leg.
Castrello takes a swing at Mirowski's ribcage but misses.
Mirowski lands a nice hook to Castrello's body. Castrello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mirowski lands a right hook to the body.
Castrello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mirowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mirowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mirowski throws a low kick but Castrello avoids it.
Mirowski missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mirowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castrello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mirowski moves away.
Mirowski throws an off balance right hand
and Castrello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirowski throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Castrello to counter with a crisp jab.
Castrello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mirowski throws a looping overhand right but Castrello ducks down to avoid it.
Mirowski slips a jab from Castrello.
Castrello wants to land a leg kick but Mirowski is out of range.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Mirowski.
Castrello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T1#
Mirowski looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Mirowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Castrello counters with a stiff right hand.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Castrello tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mirowski looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Castrello tries to clinch up but Mirowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Mirowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mirowski looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Castrello on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mirowski ducks right into an uppercut from Castrello.
Castrello scores with a nice right hand.
Mirowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Mirowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
Castrello staying out of range there.
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirowski.
An inside leg kick lands from Castrello.
A jab lands there for Castrello.
Mirowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castrello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mirowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Castrello misses. #T2#
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Castrello catches Mirowski right on the button with a cross.
Castrello tries to clinch but Mirowski moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Mirowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castrello tries to clinch up.
Mirowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castrello has time to react.
Mirowski lands an overhand right.
Castrello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mirowski ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
Castrello takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mirowski misses with a looping left.
Mirowski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mirowski dodges the punch combination from Castrello.
Karol Mirowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mirowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mirowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 connects with a jab.
Mirowski misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mirowski throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Castrello throws a series of punches but Mirowski moves out of range.
Castrello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mirowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
The fighters circling - Mirowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
Mirowski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Castrello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mirowski throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Mirowski misses.
Castrello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castrello backing away here, and Mirowski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mirowski has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mirowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castrello has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mirowski lands an overhand right.
A big right from Castrello misses.
Mirowski throws out a powerful jab.
Castrello fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mirowski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T4#
Castrello motions for Mirowski to come forward. Castrello throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mirowski scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello throws a series of punches but Mirowski moves out of range.
Mirowski connects with a leg kick. Castrello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mirowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Mirowski.
Castrello staying out of range there.
Castrello feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mirowski loads up on a big right hand but Castrello slips the punch.
Castrello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castrello checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castrello. Mirowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mirowski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mirowski scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Castrello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mirowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mirowski misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirowski connects with a crisp jab.
Castrello looks to score with a jab to the body but Mirowski is just out of range.
Mirowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castrello throws the left hand but Mirowski avoids the punch easily.
Castrello swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castrello tries to land a front kick but Mirowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Karol Mirowski 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.
#R2#
Castrello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mirowski.
Castrello throws a leg kick that misses.
A cross from Mirowski lands.
Castrello slips a jab from Mirowski.
Castrello throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirowski. That's going to slow Castrello down.
Mirowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mirowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Castrello tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mirowski is able to avoid easily.
Mirowski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mirowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castrello. Castrello obviously looking to wear him down.
Mirowski throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mirowski throws a big shot that misses.
Mirowski stuns Castrello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mirowski tries to clinch but Castrello is having none of it.
Castrello is looking to clinch.
Mirowski throws a looping overhand right but Castrello ducks down to avoid it.
Mirowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Castrello staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirowski.
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
Mirowski throws a chopping leg kick but Castrello manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mirowski scores with a body shot.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mirowski.
Mirowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Mirowski lands with a hook. Castrello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Castrello throws a leg kick that misses.
Mirowski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Castrello with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Castrello blocks the leg kick.
Castrello looks to land a body kick but Mirowski moved away.
Castrello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mirowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castrello moves out of range of the strikes.
Castrello is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mirowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Mirowski throws a low kick but Castrello moves out of range easily.
Mirowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body kick from Castrello.
Mirowski throws out a loose jab but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello throwing a counter right hand but Mirowski manages to avoid it.
Mirowski tried to score with a low kick but Castrello checks it.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello throws a right hand that Mirowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Mirowski also avoids with ease.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Castrello might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mirowski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mirowski misses with a body shot.
Castrello avoids the head kick by Mirowski.
Castrello jabs Mirowski right on the nose. Mirowski blinks but takes it well.
Mirowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castrello connects with a single shot there.
Castrello fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Mirowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castrello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castrello scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castrello misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mirowski misses with a looping right.
Karol Mirowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrello defending well as Mirowski loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mirowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mirowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castrello throws a series of punches but Mirowski moves out of range.
Mirowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello.
Mirowski throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.#T3#
Crunch! Castrello slams his shin into Mirowski's torso.#CL2#
Mirowski forces Castrello back against the cage and clinches.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Mirowski gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mirowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mirowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Mirowski blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Mirowski is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mirowski dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirowski.
Mirowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mirowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Mirowski lands with a left to the head.
Our sources have told us that Castrello has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mirowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards. #T4#
Mirowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mirowski misses with some punches.
Mirowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirowski lands a left hand.
Mirowski pushes Castrello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mirowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Karol Mirowski has been cut.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirowski lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirowski misses with a body punch.
Mirowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mirowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mirowski's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Mirowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karol Mirowski's cut.
That's time! Castrello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Castrello connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mirowski's hands.
Mirowski lands a jab to the nose.
Mirowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mirowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mirowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
Mirowski misses with a hook. Castrello ducked under it nicely.
Castrello lands a jab to the nose.
Castrello slips under a jab from Mirowski.
Mirowski throws a leg kick but Castrello sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirowski manages to avoid it.
Mirowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castrello.
A telegraphed right hand from Castrello misses the target.
Mirowski misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Castrello moves out of range of the strikes.
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Mirowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mirowski cracks Castrello with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Castrello does no damage.
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!
A cross from Mirowski lands.#T1#
Mirowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirowski.
Mirowski throws an overhand right that lands on Castrello's shoulder, as Castrello tries to avoid the shot.
Castrello throws a chopping leg kick but Mirowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirowski.
Mirowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mirowski lands a right hook to the body.
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirowski.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirowski misses the target.
Castrello connects with a crisp jab.
Mirowski takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Castrello is looking to clinch.
Mirowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
Castrello fakes the leg kick and cracks Mirowski in the body.
Castrello fails to land with a series of punches.
Mirowski lands the left hand.
Mirowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Mirowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello throws a right and a left that Mirowski avoids nicely.
Mirowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castrello in his tracks.
Castrello moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Mirowski.
Mirowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castrello.
A swing and a miss from Castrello.
Mirowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castrello throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirowski.
Mirowski walks into a left hand.
Castrello takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mirowski is looking to chop away at Castrello's legs.
Mirowski swings for the body but Castrello moves out of range.
Castrello looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mirowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castrello misses with a hook
and Mirowski counters with a body kick that stops Castrello in his tracks momentarily.
Castrello lands a leg kick that knocks Mirowski off balance momentarily.
Mirowski throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Mirowski misses with a body kick.
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mirowski.
Castrello misses with a body shot.
Castrello misses with a hook.
Mirowski throws out a counter right but Castrello avoids it with no problem.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
Mirowski counters with a body kick.
Mirowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castrello cracks Mirowski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castrello connects with a high kick.
Mirowski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Castrello moves out of range of the strikes.
Castrello is looking to counter the offense by Mirowski and move into the clinch.
Mirowski thumps Castrello with a low kick.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Castrello slips a straight right by Mirowski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Mirowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Mirowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mirowski looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello misses the shot to the body. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirowski slips under a jab.
A big left from Mirowski misses.
Mirowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castrello takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castrello scores with a punch to the head.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Mirowski.
Castrello lands a really nice looking cross but Mirowski seems unphased.
Castrello misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mirowski! But no joy.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Mirowski.
Castrello takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses.
Castrello throws a body shot but no joy.
Mirowski looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Castrello blocks the body kick.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Mirowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello moves out of range of the body kick from Mirowski.
Castrello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mirowski doesn't seem bothered though.
Mirowski slips under a jab from Castrello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Karol Mirowski just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Karol Mirowski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Castrello attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello throws a hook but Mirowski avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mirowski.
Castrello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mirowski blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Castrello there.
Castrello swings for the body but Mirowski moves out of range.
Mirowski throws the kick towards the body but Castrello avoids it.
Castrello swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mirowski throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castrello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirowski.
Castrello throws a leg kick which misses Mirowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Mirowski tries to avoid it.
Mirowski staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirowski throws a right hand that misses
and Castrello counters with a stiff right hand.
Castrello works Mirowski's body with a nice hook.
Castrello moves out of range as Mirowski throws a body kick.
Castrello moves out of range as Mirowski strikes.
Mirowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Castrello misses with a straight left. #T1#
Castrello misses the jab.
Castrello on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Castrello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mirowski at a distance.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Mirowski.
Mirowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Castrello counters with a nice leg kick.
Mirowski throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirowski.
Mirowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castrello.
Mirowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirowski throws out the jab.
Castrello is looking to clinch.
Mirowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castrello was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castrello moves out of range of the body kick from Mirowski.
Castrello loads up on a big right hand but Mirowski slips the punch.
Castrello misses the jab.#T2#
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Mirowski.
Castrello seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Castrello moves out of range as Mirowski strikes.
Castrello slips under a jab from Mirowski.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirowski.
Mirowski misses with a low kick.
Castrello misses with a body shot
and Mirowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castrello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castrello fails to land with a series of punches.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirowski.
Mirowski throws a head kick that misses.
Mirowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castrello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mirowski throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Mirowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castrello blocks a jab.
Castrello goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T3#
Castrello tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mirowski counters with a low kick, right behind Castrello 's knee.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mirowski keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Castrello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mirowski throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Castrello misses with a hook.
Castrello tries to land a front kick but Mirowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mirowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mirowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mirowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castrello. That did some damage!
Castrello misses with a looping right.
Castrello takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mirowski lands a jab to Castrello's midsection.
Mirowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mirowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Castrello should have avoided that one. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castrello. That did some damage!
Castrello takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mirowski slips under a jab.
Castrello takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirowski.
Castrello on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirowski.
Mirowski tests Castrello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mirowski misses with a straight left.
Mirowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Castrello as he connects with a hook.
Castrello moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castrello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mirowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castrello lands with a straight right. Mirowski didn't see that one coming.
Castrello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Mirowski dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Karol Mirowski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Mirowski drops his hands momentarily and Castrello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mirowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
Castrello missing with a left hand there. Mirowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mirowski.
Mirowski gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CL#
Castrello closes the distance and clinches.
Mirowski lands with a right to the head.
Mirowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Mirowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Mirowski gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castrello misses with some punches.
Mirowski can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mirowski.
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!
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Mirowski backwards. #T1#
Mirowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mirowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mirowski.
Mirowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mirowski blocking some punches.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mirowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mirowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirowski.
Mirowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mirowski has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Karol Mirowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mirowski's brow.
Mirowski blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mirowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Mirowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirowski lands a nice uppercut.
Mirowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mirowski misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirowski misses with some punches.
Mirowski stalling.
Mirowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
Mirowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mirowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC2#
Castrello is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Mirowski misses with a punch to the body.
Mirowski misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirowski.
Mirowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Mirowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello lands with a left to the head.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello gets through Mirowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mirowski blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Mirowski is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Mirowski.
Nice body punch from Mirowski - that landed with a thud.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Mirowski avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirowski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mirowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mirowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castrellos head.
Mirowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Mirowski controls the action.
Karol Mirowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mirowski throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mirowski.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Mirowski controls the action.
Mirowski tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Mirowski 's eye.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
Mirowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Castrello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mirowski.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mirowski.
Castrello takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Mirowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mirowski 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Mirowski!
Karol Mirowski is the new bantamweight champion!
Karol Mirowski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: GAMMA#666 Curry v Gunnar 2
Date: Oct 07, 2017

#R1#
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.#T1#
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!#CL2#
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.#BC2#
World Citizen manages to break the clinch. #T2#
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. #CL2#
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. #T3##BC2#
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. #CL2#
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. #T4#
World Citizen doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
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.
#R2#
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. #T1#
World Citizen connects with a looping right hand.
World Citizen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
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. #T2#
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.#BC2#
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.#T3#
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.#CL2#
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.#T4#
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.
#R3#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #CL2#
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. #T3#
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.#BC2#
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.#ROC2#
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. #T4#
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!
#R4#
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. #CL2#
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.#T1##CL2#
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. #BC2#
World Citizen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
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. #CL2#
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. #T3#
World Citizen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
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. #CL2#
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. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from World Citizen fails to land. #TD2#
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!
#R5#
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. #T1#
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!#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#CL#
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. #T4#
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.'.

Event: GAMMA#660 Goodman v Obama
Date: Sep 09, 2017

#R1#
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Springs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Springs! But no joy.
Castrello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Castrello scores with a sloppy right hand. Springs should have avoided that one.
Springs connects with a solid leg kick.
Castrello moves out of range as Springs throws a body kick.
Castrello ducks right into an uppercut from Springs.
Castrello throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Castrello.
Springs takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CL#
Castrello fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Springs, pushing him back against the cage.
Springs has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Springs can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Springs misses with some punches.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Springs's defenses.
Springs prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Springs has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello. #T1#
Springs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Springs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Springs fails to land.
Springs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Springs.
A head punch on the inside from Springs fails to land.
Springs misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Springs.
A short right from Springs on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Springs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Springs lands with a short shot to the head.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Springs.
Springs misses with a punch on the inside.
Springs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Springs's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Springs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Castrello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Springs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Springs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Springs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Springs throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Springs misses with a punch to the body.
Springs is working Castrello over against the cage.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Springs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Springs misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello lands a left hand.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello crunches a lovely knee into Springs's ribcage.
Castrello misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
Springs stalling in the clinch but Castrello improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Springs.
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Springs breaks from the clinch. #T3#
A jab from Castrello misses.
A little jabbing left from Springs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Springs throws a push kick but Castrello slaps the foot to one side.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Springs lands a nice hook to Castrello's body. Castrello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castrello throws a low kick but Springs moves out of range easily.
Castrello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castrello tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castrello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castrello on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Springs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castrello checks it well.
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Springs is out of range.
Castrello takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castrello slips a straight right by Springs.
Springs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Springs manages to break the clinch. #T4#
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Springs throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello misses with a hook.
Springs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab lands there for Castrello.
Castrello throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Springs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castrello.
Castrello lands a high kick!
Springs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Springs tests Castrello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castrello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Springs.
Springs scores with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Springs blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello just misses with a punch to the body.
Springs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Springs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castrello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Springs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Springs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Castrello checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Castrello fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Springs checks it well.
Castrello tries to clinch but Springs is having none of it.
Castrello slips under a jab from Springs.
Springs throws a body shot but no joy.
Castrello staying out of range there.
Castrello misses with a straight left.
Castrello lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Castrello fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Springs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castrello misses with a hook to the body
and Springs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Springs.
Castrello lands a two punch combo.
Springs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castrello has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castrello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castrello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Castrello there.
Castrello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T1#
Castrello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Springs.
A jab lands there for Springs.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castrello lands a glancing blow to the side of Springs's head.
Castrello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Springs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castrello tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Springs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randy Springs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Springs swings widly with a right hand
and Castrello counters with a nice uppercut.
Castrello misses with a combination
and Castrello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castrello swings for the body but Springs moves out of range.
Castrello throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castrello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Springs throws out the jab.
Castrello throws a quick counter kick to the body but Springs avoids it.
Springs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Springs.
Springs looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Springs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castrello throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Springs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Springs's leg. Springs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Springs connects with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Castrello blocks the low kick.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Springs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Springs throws a poor cross that misses
and Castrello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Castrello.
Springs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castrello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Castrello.
Castrello darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Springs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Springs.
Castrello looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Springs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Springs.
Springs moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
Springs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Castrello wants to clinch but Springs slips to the side
and Springs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Castrello avoids a kick to the body.
Castrello is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castrello moves in looking to clinch but Springs pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Castrello.
Castrello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Springs's calf.
Castrello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Springs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Springs.
Springs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Castrello misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Castrello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castrello throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Springs's head.
Castrello takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Castrello misses with an uppercut. Springs saw that one coming.
Springs moves out of range of the strikes.
Castrello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Springs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Springs swinging wildly here. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello tries to clinch up but Springs circles away and keeps his distance.
Springs looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Nice shot by Springs.
Springs throws a push kick but Castrello slaps the foot to one side.
Springs looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Castrello. #CL#
Castrello moves into the clinch.
Springs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Springs blocking some punches.
Castrello landing knees to the body.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Springs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Springs prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello lands with a short shot to the head.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Springs avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Castrello throws a leg kick but Springs moved away.
Springs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Castrello lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Castrello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Castrello as he connects with a hook.
Springs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Springs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castrello. Castrello obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Castrello misses the target.
Springs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Castrello checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Castrello lands a nice hook to Springs's body. Springs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Castrello misses.
Springs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castrello checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Springs has time to react.
Castrello avoids a kick to the body.
Springs throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello lands with a right hand.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Springs paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Springs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Castrello eats them both and turns towards Springs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A swing and a miss from Springs.
A lazy left from Castrello finds it's target.
Jab by Springs.
Springs misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Springs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Springs.
Springs slips under a jab.
Springs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castrello misses with a body kick.
Springs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello lands with an uppercut that bounces Springs off the cage and back into range.
Springs misses with a body shot.
Castrello misses the jab.#T2#
Springs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Springs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
Springs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castrello.
Springs lands a jab to Castrello's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castrello. Springs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Springs swings for the body but Castrello moves out of range.
Springs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Springs's leg. Springs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castrello throws a leg kick but Springs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Springs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castrello is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Castrello misses.
Springs tries a quick counter leg kick but Castrello is wise to it.
Castrello is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Castrello walks into a stiff left hand from Springs.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Springs. #T3#
Castrello takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castrello swings for the body but Springs moves out of range.
Springs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Castrello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castrello scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castrello scores with a sloppy right hand. Springs should have avoided that one.
Castrello swings for the body but Springs moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Springs! But no joy.
Castrello's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Springs is looking to chop away at Castrello's legs.
Springs takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Springs looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Springs ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Springs! But no joy.
Castrello misses with a straight left.
Springs dodges the punch combination from Castrello.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castrello, right into the meat. #T4#
A shot to the body from Castrello misses
and Springs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Springs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castrello's sensitive parts.
Castrello misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello lands the left hand.
Castrello scores with a nice head shot.
Castrello misses the body punch
and Springs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Springs connects with a leg kick. Castrello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Castrello misses with a leg kick
and Springs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castrello takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Springs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Springs lands a jab to Castrello's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Castrello has managed to clinch.
Castrello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Springs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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!
#R4#
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Springs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by Springs.
Castrello throws an overhand right that lands on Springs's shoulder, as Springs tries to avoid the shot.
Castrello throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Springs.
Springs throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Castrello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Springs.
Springs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Springs misses with a hook. Castrello ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Springs tests Castrello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castrello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Springs's calf.
Springs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T1#
Springs misses with a hook.
Castrello keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castrello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Springs moves away.
Castrello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castrello scores with a nice right hand.
Springs lands with a good body shot.
Springs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Springs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Castrello throws a leg kick but Springs checks it.
Castrello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Springs.
Castrello 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.
Castrello slips under a jab.
Springs scores with a jab to the head.
Springs looks to land a body kick but Castrello moved away.
Springs misses with a hook.#T2#
Springs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Springs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Springs ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
Springs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Springs scores with a sloppy right hand. Castrello should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Castrello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Springs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Springs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Springs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
A little jabbing left from Springs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Castrello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Castrello misses the target.
Castrello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T3#
Springs slips under a jab from Castrello.
Springs doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL#
Castrello drives through and clinches with Springs against the cage.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Springs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Springs's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC2#
Springs manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Springs catches Castrello right on the button with a cross.#CL#
Castrello rushes Springs and presses him up against the cage.
Springs content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Castrello lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Springs misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Springs's brow.
Springs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Springs avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Springs lands a right hand. #T4##BC2#
Springs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Springs. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Springs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Springs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castrello thuds his right hand into Springs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Springs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castrello seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Castrello sizes up Springs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Springs scores with the left hand. Castrello knows he should have avoided that one.
Springs thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Castrello closes the distance and clinches.
Springs lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Springs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Springs is looking to chop away at Castrello's legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Springs.
Springs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello.
Castrello tried to counter with a leg kick but Springs avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Randy Springs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Castrello lands a head kick. Springs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Springs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Springs lands the left hand.
Springs misses with a wild combination.
Springs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Springs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Castrello misses with a hook.
Castrello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Springs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castrello has time to react.
Castrello moves out of range of the leg kick from Springs.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Springs.
Castrello lands with a straight right. Springs didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Springs moves out of range of the body kick from Castrello.
Springs moves away from the strike by Castrello. #T1#
A left lands for Castrello.
Springs lands with a nice combination. Castrello backs away looking to recover.
Castrello lands the left hand.
Springs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castrello.
Springs cracks Castrello with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Springs.
Springs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Springs. That's going to slow Castrello down.
Springs connects with a leg kick. Castrello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Castrello slips a straight right by Springs.
It looked like Castrello wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Castrello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Springs.
Springs is looking to land body kicks.
Springs throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Springs misses with a right hand
and Castrello counters with a right hand to the body. #T2#
Springs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castrello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Springs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Castrello misses
and Springs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Castrello's knee momentarily.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Springs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Castrello misses with a body shot.
Castrello throws the kick towards the body but Springs avoids it.
Castrello 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Springs.
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.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Springs takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Springs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Springs lands a jab to Castrello's midsection.#T3#
Springs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Castrello checks a low kick from Springs.
Castrello throwing a counter right hand but Springs manages to avoid it.
Castrello lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castrello tries to clinch but Springs moves out of range.
Castrello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Springs throws out a counter right but Castrello avoids it with no problem.
Springs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Springs misses with a looping left.
Castrello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Springs thows a body kick. Castrello tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Springs misses with an uppercut. Castrello saw that one coming.
Castrello is looking to counter punch.
Castrello checks a low kick from Springs.
Castrello getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Springs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castrello looks for the body kick but Springs saw that one coming.
It seemed like Springs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Springs swings widly with a right hand
and Castrello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castrello lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Springs just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Castrello scores with a four punch combination!
Springs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castrello checks a leg kick.
Castrello throws out a loose jab but Springs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Springs misses with a looping right.
Springs tries to bum rush Castrello with a series of wild strikes but Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castrello defending well as Springs loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello moves in looking to clinch but Springs pushes him off.
Springs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Springs throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.
Castrello lands with a kick to the temple. Springs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Springs.
I think Springs 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Springs!
Randy Springs is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Randy Springs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: GAMMA#656 Goodman v Diehard
Date: Aug 19, 2017

#R1#
Castrello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelienko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Emelienko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
Emelienko throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
Emelienko moves away from the strike by Castrello.
Emelienko lands an overhand right.
Castrello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelienko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Emelienko tried to score with a low kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello is looking to slow Emelienko down with leg kicks.
Castrello scores with a three punch combo!
Castrello checks a low kick from Emelienko.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed right hand from Castrello misses the target.
Emelienko thuds a left hand into Castrello's body.
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!
Castrello misses with the combination.
Castrello takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2#
Castrello drives through and clinches with Emelienko against the cage.
Emelienko blocking some punches. #T1#
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Emelienko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelienko tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelienko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emelienko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello scores with a shoulder strike.
Castrello lands with a right to the head.
Emelienko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelienko tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Emelienko back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Emelienko.
Emelienko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelienko's elbow.
A hook to the body from Emelienko.
Emelienko swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelienko can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action. #T2#
Emelienko lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Emelienko can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Emelienko controls the action.
Emelienko tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelienko misses with the head strike.
Emelienko tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Emelienko avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Castrello.
Emelienko can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Emelienko shrugs off.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Emelienko avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
A short right from Castrello. #T3#
A nice left hand lands by Emelienko.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Emelienko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelienko tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Emelienko tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Emelienko back against the cage.
Castrello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelienko's defenses.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelienko's defenses.
Emelienko can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Emelienko tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Emelienko back against the cage.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Emelienko 's eye. #CUT2#
Vladimir Emelienko's cut is getting worse.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Emelienko manages to break the clinch.
Castrello fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emelienko checks it well.
Emelienko scores with a jab.
Emelienko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Emelienko there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Emelienko.
Emelienko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Castrello.#T4#
A solid leg kick lands there for Castrello.
Castrello misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Emelienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Castrello misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelienko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Castrello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castrello throws the kick towards the body but Emelienko avoids it.
Emelienko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
Castrello swings widly with a right hand
and Emelienko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castrello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelienko's sensitive parts.
Castrello scores with the left hand. Emelienko knows he should have avoided that one.
Emelienko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Castrello is looking for the big counter here.
Emelienko moves away from the strike by Castrello.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Emelienko.
Emelienko looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello lands a nice looking kick to the body. Emelienko takes a step back to recover.
Emelienko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Emelienko throws an overhand right that lands on Castrello's shoulder, as Castrello tries to avoid the shot.
Castrello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Emelienko is looking to slow Castrello down with leg kicks.
Castrello misses with a hook.
Castrello throws a leg kick that is checked
and Emelienko counters with an outside leg kick.
Castrello slips under a jab.
Emelienko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Emelienko throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
A jab from Castrello finds it's way through Emelienko's defenses.
Castrello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Castrello is looking to chop away at Emelienko's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castrello lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Emelienko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelienko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Castrello misses.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Emelienko moves out of range of the strikes.
Castrello looks to land a left hand but Emelienko moved out of range nicely.
Castrello fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelienko is looking to wear down Castrello with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castrello throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emelienko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelienko thuds a left hand into Castrello's body.
Castrello lands a leg kick that knocks Emelienko off balance momentarily.
Castrello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelienko walks into a jab.
A clash of legs there as Castrello blocks the low kick.
Castrello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelienko connects with a nice looking jab.
Castrello throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelienko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castrello lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Emelienko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emelienko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelienko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castrello on the side of the head.
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
Emelienko with a hook.#T2#
Emelienko throws a solid leg kick but Castrello takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castrello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castrello takes one to the side of the head.
Emelienko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castrello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castrello attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko tries a low kick but Castrello avoids it.
Castrello checks a low kick from Emelienko.
Castrello lands with a straight right. Emelienko didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko staying out of range there.
Castrello is looking to score with low kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Castrello in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castrello, right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Emelienko takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelienko misses the target.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello throws a chopping leg kick but Emelienko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T3#
Castrello scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emelienko. That's going to slow Castrello down.
Castrello tries to bum rush Emelienko with a series of wild strikes but Emelienko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelienko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Castrello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Castrello sees it coming and moves out of range.
Castrello scores with a shot to the body.
Castrello throws a hook but Emelienko avoids it easily.
Emelienko tries to work over Castrello's front leg with a kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Emelienko misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Emelienko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelienko misses the target.
Castrello attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Emelienko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Emelienko tries to work over Castrello's front leg with a kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello throws a leg kick that misses.
Emelienko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Castrello just manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Castrello. That snapped Emelienko's head back. #T4#
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Castrello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelienko throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello throws a low kick but Emelienko moves out of range easily.
Castrello lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelienko off the cage and back into range.
Castrello lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Castrello on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Castrello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castrello.
Emelienko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelienko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Castrello misses.
Emelienko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Castrello looks to land a left hand but Emelienko moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Castrello.
Castrello wants to counter the offense by Emelienko and move into the clinch position.
Castrello takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Emelienko swings for the body but Castrello moves out of range.
Emelienko misses with a left hand
and Castrello counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Castrello.
Emelienko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Emelienko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello misses with a jab to the body
and Emelienko counters with a thumping low kick.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Emelienko throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
A left and a right from Castrello both land. Nice combination.
Emelienko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castrello is out of range and Emelienko settles back down.
Emelienko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castrello checks it well.
Castrello looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Emelienko lands with a hook. Castrello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Castrello checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castrello lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Castrello clinches.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emelienko misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelienko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelienko controls his hands. #BC#
Emelienko breaks from the clinch.
Castrello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Emelienko.#CL2#
Castrello closes the distance and clinches.
Emelienko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko digs a right hand underneath Castrello's ribcage. Castrello let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emelienko misses with a body punch.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Emelienko.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emelienko.
Cullen Castrello seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T2#
Castrello misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Emelienko.
Emelienko scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelienko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Emelienko controls the action.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelienko backwards.
Emelienko gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelienko.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Emelienko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelienko's elbow.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Emelienko.
Castrello lands a right hand.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Emelienko. #BC#
Emelienko breaks from the clinch.
Castrello throws a one two combo.
Emelienko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
Castrello moves away from the strike by Emelienko.
Emelienko tried to score with a low kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick and Emelienko moves out of range easily.
Castrello throws a right hand that Emelienko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelienko also avoids with ease.
Castrello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelienko. That did some damage!
Emelienko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castrello.
Castrello throws a head kick but Emelienko moves out of range.
Castrello tries to clinch up but Emelienko circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelienko looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Emelienko throws out a leg kick but Castrello moves out of range and Emelienko only half commits.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Emelienko.
A low kick from Emelienko is predictable there
letting Castrello counter with a right hand.
Castrello misses with an uppercut
and Emelienko counters with a thumping low kick.
Castrello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelienko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelienko takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Castrello on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Emelienko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelienko catches Castrello with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Emelienko throws a low kick but Castrello avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Emelienko.
Emelienko wants to land a leg kick but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circling - Castrello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castrello bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Castrello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Emelienko connects with the punch.
Castrello swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Castrello lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emelienko doesn't seem phased though.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello lands a head kick. Emelienko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko takes one to the chin there.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Cullen Castrello just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
Emelienko feints and then cracks Castrello's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Castrello down.
Castrello smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castrello throws a hook but Emelienko blocks it.
Castrello shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Emelienko eats them both and turns towards Castrello to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Castrello connects with a jab.
Castrello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelienko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
Castrello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelienko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko throws a head kick that misses.
Emelienko slips under a jab.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
Emelienko thows a leg kick but Castrello checks it
and Castrello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castrello moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Emelienko scores with a nice strike.
Castrello throws a sloppy body shot
and Emelienko counters with an inside leg kick.
Emelienko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheers as Castrello lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emelienko doesn't seem phased though.
Emelienko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Emelienko throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Emelienko.
Castrello explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Emelienko tries to land a leg kick but Castrello saw it coming and moves away.
Castrello blocks a low kick nicely.
Castrello tests Emelienko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Castrello finds it's way through Emelienko's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castrello looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T2#
Castrello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelienko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Castrello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castrello misses with a looping left.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelienko.
Castrello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelienko throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
Castrello appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Castrello checks a leg kick.
Emelienko swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Emelienko misses with a lunging right hand
and Castrello counters with a solid body kick.
Castrello scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castrello throws a shot to the body.
Emelienko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelienko slips under a jab.#T3#
Castrello scores with a hook to the body. Emelienko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL2#
Castrello forces Emelienko back against the cage and clinches.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike.
Castrello has Emelienko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelienko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castrello.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of Emelienko's head.
Emelienko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Emelienko dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Emelienko.
Emelienko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Castrello.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castrello.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Emelienko in his tracks for a moment.
Emelienko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castrello pushes Emelienko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelienko blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Still in the clinch, Emelienko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelienko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Castrello.
Emelienko lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Emelienko controls the action.
Nice body punch from Emelienko - that landed with a thud.
Castrello is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Castrello misses with a body shot.
Castrello blocks a low kick nicely.
Castrello shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Castrello has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castrello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelienko.
Castrello stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Castrello lands with an overhand left.
Emelienko throws a solid leg kick but Castrello takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Emelienko.
Castrello avoids the head kick by Emelienko.
Emelienko moves away from the strike by Castrello.
Emelienko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Castrello throws a right hand that Emelienko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelienko also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Castrello.
Emelienko scores with a sloppy right hand. Castrello should have avoided that one.
Emelienko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castrello can pounce on him.
Castrello is looking to clinch. #T1#
Emelienko throws a leg kick
and Castrello counters with a slapping leg kick.
Emelienko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelienko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Castrello just manages to avoid it.
Emelienko throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
A little jabbing left from Castrello on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelienko misses the target.
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelienko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Emelienko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Castrello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castrello blocks a low kick nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Castrello scores with a four punch combination!
Castrello chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Castrello throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelienko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Castrello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
Emelienko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castrello has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Emelienko throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Castrello swings away with a body shot that misses
and Emelienko counters with a low kick, right behind Castrello 's knee.
The fighters circling - Emelienko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castrello throws out a leg kick but Emelienko moves out of range and Castrello only half commits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Emelienko.
Emelienko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castrello slips under a jab from Emelienko.
Emelienko scores with a hook.
Castrello fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emelienko checks it well.
Emelienko throws a front kick aimed at Castrello's knee but Castrello avoids it well.
Emelienko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emelienko moves out of range of the body kick from Castrello.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Emelienko.
Castrello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emelienko.
Castrello checks a low kick from Emelienko.#T3#
Emelienko cracks the inside of Castrello's front leg.
Castrello throws a right hand that Emelienko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelienko also avoids with ease.
Emelienko is looking to counter punch.
Castrello wants to clinch.
Emelienko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Emelienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelienko throws a solid leg kick but Castrello takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Emelienko.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
Vladimir Emelienko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelienko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Emelienko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emelienko moves forwards but Castrello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Castrello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelienko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Emelienko keeps it at a distance.
Emelienko throws a lazy uppercut
and Castrello counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Emelienko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A jab from Castrello does it's job there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelienko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Castrello has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castrello and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T4#
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelienko.
Emelienko takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Emelienko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello throws a counter combo.#CL2#
Castrello moves into range and clinches up with Emelienko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelienko has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Emelienko blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Emelienko avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emelienko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Emelienko pushes Castrello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Emelienko.
Emelienko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cullen Castrello.
Well Castrello 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Cullen Castrello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GAMMA#652 Sito v Emelienko
Date: Aug 05, 2017

#R1#
Castrello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castrello is out of range and Ridgeway settles back down.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castrello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ridgeway. Ridgeway obviously looking to wear him down.
Ridgeway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ridgeway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ridgeway tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello throws a body kick that misses.
Castrello misses the jab.
Castrello misses with a looping right.
Ridgeway tries to score with a low kick but Castrello moves his leg out of the way.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch but Ridgeway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ridgeway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castrello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ridgeway throws a shot to the body.
Castrello takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ridgeway throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ridgeway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Ridgeway takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ridgeway slips under a jab.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castrello.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ridgeway has time to react.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Ridgeway throws a head kick but Castrello moves out of range.
Ridgeway looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Ridgeway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castrello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ridgeway, right into the meat.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Ridgeway.
Castrello appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#KD#
Castrello drops Ridgeway with a right and a left! Castrello comes rushing in but Ridgeway regains his composure and manages to keep Castrello in guard. #CUT#
It looks like Mathew Ridgeway has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridgeway wants to stand and escape but Castrello is having none of it.
Castrello controlling from the top position.
Ridgeway is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Castrello is controlling him. #T2#
Castrello stopping the sweep attempt from Ridgeway.
Castrello tries to free his leg and advance position but Ridgeway is retaining full guard.
Castrello trying to control but Ridgeway is working from the bottom.
Castrello pushes down on Ridgeway's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Castrello perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Castrello passes to full mount!
Castrello controlling his opponent. #T3#
Castrello will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Castrello avoids the attempt from Ridgeway to control.
Ridgeway is trying desperately to improve position.
Castrello controlling from the full mount. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castrello tries to control but Ridgeway wriggling away.
Castrello controlling the pace for now.
Castrello trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Castrello controlling the position easily from mount.
Castrello's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mathew Ridgeway's cut.
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.
#R2#
Castrello circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Ridgeway moves into range and clinches up with Castrello.
Castrello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ridgeway blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Ridgeway.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
Ridgeway dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ridgeway can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello lands a knee to the head.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Ridgeway. #T1#
Ridgeway works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocking some punches.
Ridgeway lands an uppercut.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Ridgeway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ridgeway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Ridgeway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Ridgeway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway throws a head punch that misses.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello lands a knee to the head.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Ridgeway lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Castrello seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ridgeway can turn it around.
Ridgeway lands a body shot. #T2#
Castrello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
A short right from Ridgeway on the inside.
Castrello using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ridgeway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Ridgeway 's eye.
Ridgeway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello lands a nice knee to the body.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocks an elbow strike.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway is working Castrello over against the cage.#T3#
Ridgeway lands a right hand.
Ridgeway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
Castrello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ridgeway blocks it with crossed arms.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Ridgeway 's eye.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Castrello scores with a shoulder strike.
Ridgeway lands an uppercut.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway wants to stall.
Ridgeway avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Ridgeway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T4#
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Ridgeway throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ridgeway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Castrello.
Ridgeway throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mathew Ridgeway will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mathew Ridgeway's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
Good work by Castrello as he checks the leg kick.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut.
Ridgeway throws a shot to the body.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ridgeway on the side of the head.
A head kick from Ridgeway lands but Castrello takes it in his stride.
Ridgeway throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Castrello there.
Castrello throws out a powerful jab.
Ridgeway throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
Ridgeway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castrello. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ridgeway, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Castrello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castrello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
Castrello throws a head kick that half lands. #ROC#
Ridgeway is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Castrello ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Ridgeway clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cullen Castrello!
Our winner, Cullen Castrello, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: GAMMA#649 Defoe v Verama
Date: Jul 22, 2017

#R1#
Castrello throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fakiiri has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castrello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castrello slips under a jab.
Castrello throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castrello pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castrello jabs Fakiiri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Castrello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fakiiri can pounce on him.
Fakiiri cracks the inside of Castrello's front leg.
Fakiiri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
Castrello throws a nice looking combination but Fakiiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fakiiri throwing a counter right hand but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello throws a wild body kick that Fakiiri sees coming a mile off.
Fakiiri is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Castrello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fakiiri scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fakiiri.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Castrello walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fakiiri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fakiiri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castrellos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Castrello throws a hook to the side of Fakiiri's head but Fakiiri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello throws a leg kick which misses Fakiiri's front leg but catches the back leg as Fakiiri tries to avoid it. #T1#
Fakiiri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Fakiiri coming out on top.
Fakiiri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fakiiri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fakiiri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Fakiiri ducks down to avoid it.
Fakiiri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castrello moves out of range as Fakiiri throws a body kick.
Castrello swinging wildly here.
Fakiiri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fakiiri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castrello momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello throws a right hand that misses
and Fakiiri counters with an outside leg kick.
Castrello has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A lazy left from Fakiiri finds it's target.#T2#
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fakiiri.
Castrello walks into a stiff left hand from Fakiiri.
Castrello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fakiiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castrello.
Castrello feints and then cracks Fakiiri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fakiiri down.
Fakiiri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fakiiri 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.
Castrello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fakiiri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castrello connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fakiiri scrambles back to his feet.
Castrello connects with a nice looking jab.
Fakiiri avoids the body shot from Castrello.
Castrello cracks Fakiiri with a good jab.
Fakiiri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fakiiri misses with a leg kick.
Fakiiri slips a straight right by Castrello.
Fakiiri quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Castrello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T3#
Fakiiri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castrello's sensitive parts.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick and Fakiiri moves out of range easily.
Fakiiri is looking to counter with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fakiiri.
Castrello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fakiiri counters with a straight right hand.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
Fakiiri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fakiiri cracks Castrello with a good jab.
Castrello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fakiiri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castrello momentarily.
Fakiiri needs to keep his hands up - Castrello had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fakiiri.
Castrello throws a lazy uppercut
and Fakiiri counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Castrello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fakiiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fakiiri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fakiiri misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Castrello moves into the clinch.
Castrello stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castrello lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Fakiiri on the inside.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fakiiri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fakiiri has had enough of the clinch but Castrello keeps him there for the moment.
Castrello scores a nice knee to the body.
Fakiiri tries to break the clinch but Castrello is controlling the position.
Fakiiri working hard to break the clinch.
Castrello's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fakiiri tries to circle away but Castrello has him pinned against the cage.
Castrello lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards. #BC#
Fakiiri breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello scores with a hook.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Fakiiri.
Castrello connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fakiiri. Fakiiri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fakiiri is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Castrello throws the left hand but Fakiiri avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Fakiiri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Castrello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Castrello throws a jab when Fakiiri was well out of range.
A cross from Castrello lands.#ROC2#
Fakiiri is rocked!
Castrello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fakiiri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Fakiiri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castrello misses the jab.
Castrello has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castrello there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castrello misses with a double jab.
Fakiiri is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Fakiiri keeps it at a distance.
Fakiiri seems to have got his legs back now.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot.
Fakiiri jabs Castrello to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Castrello throws the kick towards the body but Fakiiri avoids it.
Fakiiri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castrello on the side of the head.
A jab from Castrello finds it's way through Fakiiri's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fakiiri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castrello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fakiiri's calf.
Castrello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fakiiri.#T1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Castrello darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fakiiri thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fakiiri missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fakiiri lands a nice shot that snaps Castrello's head back.
Fakiiri misses with a kick to the body.
Fakiiri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Castrello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castrello connects with a single shot there.
A solid body kick from Castrello.
Castrello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castrello stuns Fakiiri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello tries a low kick but Fakiiri avoids it.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fakiiri. #T2#
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fakiiri.
Castrello fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fakiiri is out of range.
Fakiiri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Castrello.
A jab from Fakiiri misses.
Castrello takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fakiiri keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Castrello.
Fakiiri takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Castrello misses.
Castrello scores with a jab.
Castrello misses with the combination.
Fakiiri takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Castrello throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fakiiri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T3#
Fakiiri defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Castrello misses.
Decent striking displayed by Castrello there.
Castrello throws a hook but Fakiiri avoids it easily.
Fakiiri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fakiiri throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castrello is looking to clinch but Fakiiri is avoiding it.
Castrello works Fakiiri's body with a nice hook.
Castrello tries to land a leg kick but Fakiiri saw it coming and moves away.
Castrello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Castrello connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fakiiri momentarily.
Fakiiri throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.
Fakiiri 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.
Castrello slips a jab from Fakiiri.
Castrello throws a lazy head kick
and Fakiiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Castrello lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fakiiri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castrello has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fakiiri, right into the meat.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the body kick from Castrello.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello tries to clinch there but Fakiiri circles away.
Fakiiri tries to land a leg kick but Castrello saw it coming and moves away.
Castrello missing with a left hand there. Fakiiri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fakiiri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fakiiri defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello's corner calls for a 1-2. Castrello obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castrello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello wants to clinch.
Fakiiri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Castrello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fakiiri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castrello scores with a nice right hand.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fakiiri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Castrello does it's job there.
Castrello takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL2#
Castrello closes the distance and clinches.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Fakiiri.
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Castrello working Fakiiri over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello keeps control of Fakiiri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fakiiri blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Castrello lands with a short shot to the head.
Fakiiri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Fakiiri blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello scores a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Fakiiri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello. #CL2#
Castrello moves into the clinch.
Fakiiri avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Fakiiri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castrello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Cullen Castrello seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC#
Fakiiri breaks from the clinch.
Castrello tries to bum rush Fakiiri with a series of wild strikes but Fakiiri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fakiiri misses with a straight left.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castrello lunges at Fakiiri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fakiiri's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello scores with a body shot.
Nakki Fakiiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Castrello keeps Fakiiri at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castrello scores with a nice head shot.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello unleashes a big counter combination but Fakiiri bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Castrello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fakiiri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castrello fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fakiiri on the side of the head.#CL2#
Castrello takes the fight into the clinch.
Fakiiri takes an elbow to the temple.
Castrello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fakiiri or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castrello obliges.
Fakiiri tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Fakiiri back against the cage.
A short right from Castrello.
A frustrated look appears on Fakiiri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Fakiiri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fakiiri tries to circle away but Castrello has him pinned against the cage.
Castrello misses with a punch on the inside.
Fakiiri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castrello tries to work over Fakiiri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fakiiri misses with a body punch.
Fakiiri avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.#BC#
Fakiiri breaks from the clinch.
Fakiiri throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Castrello throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Fakiiri to counter with a crisp jab.
Castrello lands a jab to the nose.
Castrello throws a nice looking combination but Fakiiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castrello wants to clinch.
Fakiiri walks straight into a right hand from Castrello - that's dropped him! Castrello jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Fakiiri from any more punishment! Fakiiri complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Nakki Fakiiri was interviewed post fight and said 'eating out at the "Y" later...'.

Event: GAMMA#645 Hasai vs Hanolla
Date: Jul 08, 2017

#R1#
Castrello tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Churchill is able to avoid easily.
Castrello chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Churchill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Churchill connects with a single shot there.
Churchill walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Castrello checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Churchill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castrello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Churchill wants to clinch.
Churchill misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello loads up on a big right hand but Churchill slips the punch.
Castrello takes a swing at Churchill's ribcage but misses.
Churchill lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Castrello scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Churchill misses the jab.
Churchill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Churchill.#T1##CL2#
Churchill instigates a clinch.
Churchill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castrello lands a right hand.
Churchill lands a nice uppercut.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Castrello as the two fighters clinch.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill scores with a hook to the body.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Churchill.
Churchill tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Churchill misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Churchill has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castrello.
Castrello is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Churchill is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Castrello. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Castrello digs a right hand underneath Churchill's ribcage. Churchill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Churchill throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
A left hand lands to the body for Churchill.
Churchill takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Castrello.
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Churchill's defenses.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Churchill lands with a left to the head.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Castrello makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Churchill 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Still in the clinch, Churchill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Castrello.
Churchill misses with a body punch.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Churchill.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Churchill tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Churchill avoids the damage to the body.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Churchill avoids the damage to the body.
Churchill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello lands with a short shot to the head.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Churchill.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill.
Churchill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castrello working Churchill over with knees to the body.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Churchill misses with a body punch.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but Churchill blocks with his arms.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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.
#R2#
Castrello avoids the head kick by Churchill.
Castrello slips a jab and a cross from Churchill.
Castrello was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Winston Churchill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Castrello checks a leg kick.
Castrello tries to score with a low kick but Churchill moves his leg out of the way.
Castrello keeps the fight on the outside.
Churchill moves in looking to clinch but Castrello pushes him off.
Castrello takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castrello.
Churchill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castrello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castrello lands a jab to the nose.
Churchill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Churchill.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
Castrello moves in looking to clinch but Churchill pushes him off.
Churchill misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL#
Castrello fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Churchill, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello lands a body shot in the clinch. #T1#
Churchill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill takes an elbow to the temple.
Churchill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Churchill gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Churchill.
Churchill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill takes an elbow to the temple.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchill controls his hands.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Churchill.
Churchill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Churchill shrugs off.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
Churchill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Churchill misses with some punches.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello lands an elbow inside. #ROC#
Churchill is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Churchill is still on wobbly legs! Can Castrello finish him?
Castrello lands an elbow just above Churchill 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
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.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill seems to have recovered his senses.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Churchill as the two fighters clinch.
Castrello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castrello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Churchill blocks it with crossed arms.
Churchill lands a nice uppercut.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Churchill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castrello.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Churchill lands a left hand.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Churchill tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Churchill tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow.
Churchill tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Churchill avoids it.
Castrello scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Castrello.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land. #T4#
Castrello landing knees to the body.
Churchill is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill lands an uppercut.
Churchill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Churchill lands a shot to the body.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Churchill avoids the damage to the body.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Churchill in his tracks for a moment.
Cullen Castrello has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Castrello as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello pushes Churchill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castrello has Churchill pushed against the cage.
Castrello cracks Churchill with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Castrello wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Churchill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castrello.
Churchill throws a head kick but Castrello moves out of range.
Churchill misses with a body shot.
Castrello moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castrello doesn't manage to clinch there - Churchill circles away.
Churchill tries to bum rush Castrello with a series of wild strikes but Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castrello with a hook.
Churchill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castrello.
Castrello scores with a decent looking hook.
Castrello tries to bum rush Churchill with a series of wild strikes but Churchill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Churchill throws a leg kick but Castrello moved away.
Castrello swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Churchill falls off balance throwing a combination #CL#
and Castrello counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Castrello.
Churchill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Castrello with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Churchill lands a body punch.
Churchill misses with a body punch.
Churchill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Churchill.
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Churchill avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Churchill.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Churchill 's eye.
Churchill gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Churchill misses with a body punch.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Churchill gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castrello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but Churchill blocks with his arms.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchill controls his hands.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Churchill.
A short body shot lands from Castrello as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Castrello as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castrello. #T3#
Castrello with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello lands a good knee to the midsection. Churchill won't want to take too many of those.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Churchill.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Churchill throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill. #T4#
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Churchill.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castrello.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchill controls his hands.
Castrello connects with a knee to the head.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Churchill throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Churchill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
Winston Churchill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castrello lands with a right to the head.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castrello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
A victorious Cullen Castrello thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GAMMA#641 Hanolla v Jimenez
Date: Jun 17, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Lamb moves into the clinch.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Lamb avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Lamb blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
I was talking to Castrello's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamb is defending well for now.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lamb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lamb misses with some punches.
Lamb wants to stall.
Lamb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Lamb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Lamb working hard to break the clinch.
Lamb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
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 blocking some punches.
Lamb avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Lamb tries to pull guard but Castrello forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lamb has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello. #T1#
Lamb managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Castrello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lamb.
Lamb lands a shot to the body.
Castrello lands a body shot.
Lamb fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Lamb.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello.
Lamb prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello lands an elbow inside. #CUT#
It looks like Darren Lamb has been cut.
Lamb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lamb tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lamb is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Castrello to keep the fight standing.
Lamb taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
Castrello landing knees to the head. #T2#
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Lamb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamb avoids the damage to the body.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lamb avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Lamb avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Lamb misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello lands a nice knee to the body.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Lamb.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello lands with a short shot to the head.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike.#T3#
Lamb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lamb backwards.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
Lamb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Castrello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lamb blocks it with crossed arms.
Lamb tries to pull guard but Castrello won't allow it.
Lamb misses with the head strike.
Lamb presses Castrello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Lamb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Lamb scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Nice body punch from Lamb - that landed with a thud.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Lamb.
Lamb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Lamb can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamb can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castrello with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #TD2#
Lamb works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lamb working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Castrello wants to sweep but no luck.
Lamb missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lamb trying to control the position from guard on top but Castrello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castrello seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Castrello has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
The cut man is working on Darren Lamb's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A jab from Lamb finds it's way through Castrello's defenses. #CL#
Castrello pushes Lamb up against the cage in a clinch.
Lamb is looking to control Castrello's arms but Castrello gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lamb has his back to the cage.
Lamb misses with the head strike.
Lamb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Lamb.
Lamb tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Lamb scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Castrello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head. #TD2#
Lamb pulls guard. #SUB2#
Castrello avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lamb being controlled here, momentarily. #T1##SUB2#
Lamb working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Castrello doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Castrello manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Lamb had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Castrello defends it easily.
Castrello tries to free his leg and advance position but Lamb is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Castrello avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Castrello wants to control from the top but Lamb keeps moving. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Castrello stands and throws Lamb's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lamb manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lamb seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castrello is looking to control Lamb's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castrello avoid being mounted?
Castrello is pressing down on Lamb's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Castrello managing to control the position.
Lamb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Castrello is trying to hold Lamb in close to prevent damage but Lamb has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB2#
Lamb is trying to work for a kimura but Castrello is defending well.
Lamb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lamb winds up and cracks Castrello with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lamb connects with a nice short shot to Castrello's temple.
Lamb content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lamb thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castrello wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
Lamb throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lamb missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Lamb is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Lamb is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Castrello doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lamb.
Castrello is refusing to be controlled, as Lamb sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castrello moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Lamb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darren Lamb's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamb. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Lamb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Lamb gets a clinch.
Lamb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lamb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
Castrello stops a takedown attempt from Lamb.
Lamb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lamb working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lamb lands a nice uppercut.
Castrello with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lamb is trying to pull guard but Castrello turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T1#
Castrello looking to slow down the pace here.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Lamb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lamb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castrello.
Lamb tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Lamb back against the cage.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Lamb jumps guard but Castrello stands there with Lamb around his waist. Lamb gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Lamb.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Castrello.
Castrello misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lamb takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Castrello.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike. #TD2#
Lamb manages to pull guard.
Castrello's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Lamb pushes a forearm under Castrello's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Castrello is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Lamb!
Darren Lamb seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GAMMA#638 Wolek v Junior 2
Date: Jun 03, 2017

#R1#
Ridgeway lands a right hook to the body.
Ridgeway tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castrello is able to avoid easily.
Ridgeway has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Castrello is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello wants to land a leg kick but Ridgeway is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Castrello.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Ridgeway connects with the punch.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Castrello tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castrello misses with an uppercut. Ridgeway saw that one coming.
Ridgeway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castrello. That did some damage!
Ridgeway circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Ridgeway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
Still in the clinch, Ridgeway scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Ridgeway.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
Castrello utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castrello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello tries to work over Ridgeway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello takes a shot to the head.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ridgeway - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ridgeway swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Castrello blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
Ridgeway is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Ridgeway is trying to stall.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ridgeway.
Knees to the body from Castrello.
Ridgeway avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Ridgeway misses with some punches.
Castrello tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
Ridgeway lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ridgeway.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Ridgeway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ridgeway.
Castrello lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right handed body shot lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway is working Castrello over against the cage.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
A short left from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ridgeway backwards. #T4#
Castrello lands a good knee to the midsection. Ridgeway won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Castrello misses with a knee strike.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Ridgeway avoids the damage to the body.
Ridgeway throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ridgeway tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ridgeway working aggressively here.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Castrello blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Castrello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ridgeway tries a head kick but it misses.
Castrello scores with a leg kick.
Castrello swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ridgeway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castrello.
Ridgeway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgeway.
Castrello throws a nice looking combination but Ridgeway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Castrello misses the target.
Ridgeway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ridgeway misses with a leg kick.
Castrello takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Castrello counters with a stiff right hand.
Castrello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridgeway.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrello throws a body kick that misses.
Ridgeway moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ridgeway. That's going to slow Castrello down. #T1#
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ridgeway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ridgeway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ridgeway misses the shot to the body.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castrello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castrello defending well as Ridgeway loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ridgeway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castrello takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castrello works over Ridgeway's head and body with a nice combination.
Ridgeway throws a body shot but no joy.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Ridgeway clinches with his opponent.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Ridgeway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridgeway fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Castrello takes a shot to the head.
Ridgeway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ridgeway blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello cracks Ridgeway with a nice body shot.
Ridgeway lands with a light punch inside.
Ridgeway avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Ridgeway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ridgeway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway working aggressively here.
Ridgeway has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castrello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ridgeway backwards.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Ridgeway working aggressively here.
Ridgeway lands a right hand.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Castrello landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Castrello gets through Ridgeway's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Ridgeway lands a body shot.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but Ridgeway blocks it.
Castrello scores with a hook to the body.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Ridgeway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello scores a nice knee to the body.
Ridgeway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands. #T4#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castrello obliges.
Ridgeway is breathing heavily.
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ridgeway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello lands a nice knee to the body.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ridgeway avoids it.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
A short body shot lands from Ridgeway as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Castrello tries to bum rush Ridgeway with a series of wild strikes but Ridgeway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Castrello does it's job there.
Ridgeway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ridgeway manages to circle out of the way.
Ridgeway works the jab nicely.
A jab from Ridgeway does it's job there.
Castrello bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ridgeway with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Castrello. Beautiful body shot.
Good work by Castrello as he checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ridgeway.
Castrello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ridgeway lands a glancing blow to the side of Castrello's head.
Castrello throws a right hand that Ridgeway ducks under and follows up with a left that Ridgeway also avoids with ease.
Ridgeway misses the jab.
Castrello tries to counter by clinching up but Ridgeway breaks away and moves out of range.#T1#
Ridgeway misses with a lunging right hand
and Castrello counters with a stiff right hand.
Castrello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castrello throws a wild body kick that Ridgeway sees coming a mile off.
Ridgeway was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ridgeway throws an off balance right hand
and Castrello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ridgeway connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castrello's hands.
Castrello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ridgeway.#CL#
Castrello takes the fight into the clinch.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Ridgeway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello misses with some punches.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Ridgeway avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ridgeway fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ridgeway. #T2#
Ridgeway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello lands with a right to the head.
Ridgeway prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Ridgeway in his tracks for a moment.
Ridgeway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ridgeway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ridgeway is defending well for now.
Ridgeway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ridgeway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
Ridgeway is working Castrello over against the cage.
Castrello is leaning against Ridgeway and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ridgeway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ridgeway stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #T3#
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ridgeway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello trying to control the position but instead, Ridgeway has worked for underhooks and has pushed Castrello into the cage.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Ridgeway avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Castrello.
Castrello missing with knees to the body. #T4#
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Ridgeway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castrello with a knee to the head.
Ridgeway dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ridgeway lands an uppercut.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ridgeway's elbow.
Castrello blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ridgeway's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ridgeway.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ridgeway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ridgeway pushes Castrello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Ridgeway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ridgeway 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Ridgeway!
After winning the bout, Mathew Ridgeway thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GAMMA#633 Junior v Hoshino 2
Date: May 13, 2017

#R1#
Nazaryan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Castrello throws the kick towards the body but Nazaryan avoids it.
Nazaryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazaryan walks into a left hand.
Castrello throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Castrello moves out of range of the body kick.
Castrello connects with a solid leg kick.
Castrello stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nazaryan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Castrello throws a leg kick which misses Nazaryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Nazaryan tries to avoid it.
Nazaryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
Nazaryan lands with a good body shot.
Nazaryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Nazaryan misses the jab.
Nazaryan looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Castrello takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Castrello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazaryan.
Castrello tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nazaryan manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circling - Nazaryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Castrello sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nazaryan takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Nazaryan throws a big shot that misses.
Nazaryan throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Castrello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nazaryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castrello throws a jab when Nazaryan was well out of range.
A big left from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castrello at a distance.
Nazaryan throws a hook but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello lands a glancing blow to the side of Nazaryan's head.
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.
Nazaryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazaryan swings for the body but Castrello moves out of range.
Nazaryan throws a push kick but Castrello slaps the foot to one side.
Nazaryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello cracks Nazaryan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Castrello misses with a hook
and Nazaryan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Castrello is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Castrello misses
and Nazaryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
A jab from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan scores with a decent looking hook.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazaryan.
Castrello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazaryan works over Castrello's head and body with a nice combination.
Castrello lands an overhand right.
Castrello looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazaryan is just out of range.
Nazaryan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Castrello tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD2#
and Nazaryan counters with a shoot takedown. Castrello fights it but they end up in guard.
Nazaryan pushing down on Castrello's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Castrello is looking to control Nazaryan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castrello avoid being mounted?
Castrello has his hands clasped together around Nazaryan's back. He's all about the action.#T3#
Castrello wants to improve his position but Nazaryan is controlling well.
Castrello has his hands clasped together around Nazaryan's back. He's all about the action.#T4#
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.
Castrello has a hand on Nazaryan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nazaryan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Castrello holds on, trying desperately to control.
Castrello bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nazaryan keeping full guard, as Castrello tries to pass.
Nazaryan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nazaryan trying to keep a closed guard but Castrello is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vrej Nazaryan dominated that 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.
#R2#
Good shot there by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castrello displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castrello avoids the head kick by Nazaryan.
Castrello cracks Nazaryan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Castrello is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nazaryan misses with a hook. Castrello ducked under it nicely.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Castrello lands with a straight right. Nazaryan didn't see that one coming.
Nazaryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello looks to land a combination but Nazaryan avoids it well.
Castrello misses with a looping right.
Nazaryan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castrello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nazaryan.
As Nazaryan backs away, Castrello returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Castrello cracks a nice hook into Nazaryan's ribs.
Nice cross by Castrello.#T1#
Nazaryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castrello. That one must have hurt.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nazaryan.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vrej Nazaryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castrello works Nazaryan's body with a nice hook.
Nazaryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Castrello.
Castrello throws a hook to the side of Nazaryan's head but Nazaryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazaryan.
Castrello cracks the inside of Nazaryan's front leg.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castrello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazaryan moves forwards but Castrello connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2#
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!
Castrello tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nazaryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Castrello misses
and Nazaryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castrello connects with the punch.
Castrello swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Castrello.
Nazaryan throws a sloppy head kick and Castrello moves out of range easily.
Castrello scores with a jab. Nazaryan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castrello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nazaryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castrello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nazaryan throws a nice looking combination but Castrello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Castrello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nazaryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Nazaryan's leg. Nazaryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nazaryan misses with a body kick. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazaryan. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazaryan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nazaryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castrello.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Castrello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazaryan throws out the jab.
Nazaryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nazaryan misses with a hook.
Castrello is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Nazaryan blocks the low kick.
Nazaryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castrello moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNazaryan.
Nice straight punches there by Castrello. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castrello.
Castrello throws a right hand that Nazaryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Nazaryan also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Nazaryan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A bone on bone clash there as Nazaryan blocks the leg kick.
Castrello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazaryan moves away.
Castrello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T4#
Nazaryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazaryan.
Nice body punch from Nazaryan.
Castrello lands with a good body shot.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Castrello tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazaryan connects with a right hand. Castrello shakes it off.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nazaryan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nazaryan looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castrello.
Castrello connects with a looping right hand.
Nazaryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello tries to clinch there but Nazaryan circles away.
Nazaryan misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello keeps Nazaryan at a distance using the push kick.
Castrello lands with a hook. Nazaryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Castrello throws a good cross that connects.
Nazaryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castrello slips a jab from Nazaryan.
Castrello throws a combination that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Castrello throws a body shot but no joy.
Nazaryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castrello takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Castrello throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nazaryan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Castrello scores with a head kick. Nazaryan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazaryan takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Nazaryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Castrello was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan lands a jab to the nose.
Castrello looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nazaryan blocks a head kick by Castrello. #T1#
Castrello scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castrello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castrello.
Nazaryan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Castrello.
Castrello jabs Nazaryan right on the nose. Nazaryan blinks but takes it well.
Castrello misses with a looping left.
Castrello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Nazaryan misses its intended target.
Nazaryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castrello moves out of range of the body kick from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Castrello moves into range and clinches up with Nazaryan.
Castrello landing knees to the body.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nazaryan managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
A hook to the body from Nazaryan.
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!
Nazaryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nazaryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Still in the clinch, Nazaryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nazaryan misses with a body punch. #T2#
Castrello with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello landing knees to the head.
Nazaryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nazaryan.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Nazaryan presses Castrello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Nazaryan.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nazaryan tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Nazaryan back against the cage.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nazaryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castrello has him pressed against the cage.
Nazaryan presses Castrello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nazaryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T3#
Nazaryan lands a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nazaryan takes an elbow to the temple.
Nazaryan misses with the head strike.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nazaryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan lands a left hand.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nazaryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Nazaryan avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Nazaryan lands a right hand. #ROC2#
Castrello is rocked!
Nazaryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Castrello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello seems to have got his legs back now.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.#T4#
Nazaryan misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazaryan avoids it.
A body shot lands from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nazaryan can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Nazaryan lands with a right to the head.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Nazaryan is blocking nicely.
Nazaryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vrej Nazaryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
A solid body kick from Castrello.
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castrello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Vrej Nazaryan stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.

Event: GAMMA#630 Belliveau v Rokicki
Date: Apr 29, 2017

#R1#
Castrello checks a leg kick.
Castrello throws a right hand that misses
and Boma counters with a left to the body.
Castrello blocks a leg kick.
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boma looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Boma slips a jab and a cross from Castrello.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boma blocks a head kick by Castrello.
Castrello has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Castrello tries to land a leg kick but Boma saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick from Castrello.
Castrello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Castrello misses with a two punch combination.
Boma walks into a jab.
Castrello fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Castrello 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1#
Castrello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Castrello - that will leave a mark!
Castrello lands with a straight right. Boma didn't see that one coming.
Castrello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Castrello scores with a one two! Boma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Castrello has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boma finds it's way round the side to connect with Castrello's head.
Boma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K) in the buildup to the fight.
Castrello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
Boma looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Good shot there by Boma.
Boma moves out of range of the body kick.
Castrello blocks a head kick by Boma.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello lands with a nice combination. Boma backs away looking to recover.
Boma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castrello has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boma tried to score with a low kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castrello tries to clinch there but Boma circles away.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello checks a leg kick.#T2#
Boma moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
Boma connects with a high kick.
Castrello throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boma.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Boma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Castrello looks to land a combination but Boma avoids it well.
Boma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
Castrello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boma counters with a slapping leg kick.
Castrello throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boma lands with an overhand left.
Boma throws a lazy head kick
and Castrello finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boma throws out a powerful jab.
Boma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Castrello there.
Castrello takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T3#
The crowd cheers as Boma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castrello doesn't seem phased though.#ROC#
Castrello is rocked!
Boma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castrello is still on wobbly legs! Can Boma finish him?
Castrello moves out of range of the strikes.
Boma takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Castrello seems to have recovered his senses.
Castrello connects with a looping right hand.
Castrello takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castrello staying out of range there.
Castrello lands a really nice looking cross but Boma seems unphased.
Boma walks into a stiff left hand from Castrello.
Castrello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boma tries a head kick but it misses.
Boma slips under a jab.
Castrello slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Boma.
Boma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello avoids the head kick by Boma.
Castrello is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castrello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boma.
Castrello takes a head kick and keeps coming. #T4#
Castrello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boma under the eye.
Boma throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Castrello.
Boma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castrello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch but Boma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boma lands with a right hand.
Boma moves away from the strike by Castrello.
Castrello moves out of range as Boma strikes.
Castrello lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Castrello tries to land a leg kick but Boma saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castrello lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
That's time! Boma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Castrello thuds his right hand into Boma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boma swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
Boma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castrello checks it well.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Boma throws a lazy uppercut
and Castrello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boma.
Boma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castrello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boma has time to react.
Castrello lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma throws a hook but Castrello blocks it.
Boma throws a head kick but Castrello moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castrello! But no joy.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boma pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Castrello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boma avoids the head kick by Castrello.
Castrello tries a low kick but Boma avoids it.
Boma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Castrello misses with a hook. Boma ducked under it nicely.
Boma connects with a looping right hand.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castrello takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boma throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Boma misses.
Boma throws a poor cross that misses
and Castrello counters with a body kick.
Boma looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T2#
Castrello blocks a jab.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
Castrello scores with a punch to the head.
Castrello misses with a wild body shot.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Castrello has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boma struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Boma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Boma breaks from the clinch.
Castrello fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL2#
Castrello clinches.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boma avoids it.
Castrello being controlled against the cage.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T3#
Boma looking to slow down the pace here.
Boma is looking to break free of the clinch but Castrello has double underhooks.
Boma avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Boma working hard to break the clinch.
Castrello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Castrello content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello. #BC#
Boma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boma scores with a nice strike.
A low kick from Boma misses
and Castrello counters with a big head kick but Boma shrugs it off.
Boma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boma looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.#CL2#
Castrello moves into the clinch.#T4#
Boma lands a right hand.
Castrello landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Boma lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Boma breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Castrello has managed to clinch.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Boma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castrello misses with a wild body shot.
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Castrello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boma at a distance.
Castrello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castrello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castrello misses with an uppercut
letting Boma counter with a right hand.
Castrello slips under a jab.
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Boma looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castrello is able to avoid easily.
Castrello checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Castrello misses.
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.
Castrello avoids the head kick by Boma.
Castrello connects with a body shot that sends Boma's belly button to the back.
Boma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boma slips a jab from Castrello.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Castrello lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Castrello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castrello throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boma's head.
Boma misses with a straight right.
Boma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castrello.
Boma throws a chopping leg kick but Castrello manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Castrello on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Castrello is looking to chop away at Boma's legs.
Boma scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
A punch lands to the side of Castrello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castrello goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boma, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello cracks a nice hook into Boma's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boma.
Castrello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oscar Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Castrello wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Boma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boma blocks a head kick by Castrello.
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boma.
Boma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
Boma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Castrello connects with a single shot there.
Castrello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boma lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Boma misses.
Boma misses with a hook. Castrello ducked under it nicely.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello slips under a jab from Boma.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castrello.
Castrello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boma throws a quick counter head kick but Castrello was just out of range.#T3#
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castrello.
Boma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castrello connects with a high kick.
Castrello looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castrello thuds his right hand into Boma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boma misses the shot to the body.
Boma misses with a leg kick
letting Castrello counter with a right hand.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Castrello lands a lovely overhand right.
Boma throws a lazy head kick
and Castrello counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Castrello gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC#
Boma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Boma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castrello misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Castrello.
Danga de danga de dang - Castrello scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from Boma.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boma throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boma.
Castrello lands a really nice looking cross but Boma seems unphased.
Boma throws a right hand that misses
and Castrello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boma throws a low kick, looking for Castrello's leg but Castrello calmly moves out of range.
Boma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castrello looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
Boma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boma.
Castrello flicks out a counter leg kick but Boma steps away.
Boma throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castrello scoring well with a low kick there.
Castrello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boma. Boma obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castrello 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
A very excited looking Cullen Castrello made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: GAMMA#626 Wolek v Donowitz
Date: Apr 08, 2017

#R1#
Wiggin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Wiggin misses the target.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castrello keeps the fight on the outside.
Castrello unleashes a big counter combination but Wiggin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wiggin slips under a jab from Castrello.#CL#
Wiggin takes the fight into the clinch.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Cullen Castrello has been cut.
Wiggin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wiggin or not.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Wiggin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiggin blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Castrello tries a body shot but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, against the cage.
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!
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello pushes Wiggin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
We've been informed that Castrello has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Wiggin fails to land.
Wiggin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Our sources have told us that Wiggin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wiggin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggin misses with an elbow over the top.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiggin.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castrello scores a nice knee to the body.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wiggin fails to land.
Wiggin dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Wiggin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.#T2#
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Castrello shrugs off.
Castrello is leaning against Wiggin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castrello stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Castrello.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castrello obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggin throws an elbow but misses.
Castrello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Wiggin in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Wiggin is blocking nicely.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Wiggin tries for a takedown but Castrello manages to get underhooks.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Wiggin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello lands a nice knee to the body.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Castrello.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T3#
Wiggin dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Castrello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Wiggin tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Wiggin back against the cage.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiggin's brow.
Wiggin scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD#
Wiggin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Castrello can't fight it off and eventually Wiggin manages to take the fight to the floor. Castrello looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wiggin stopping the sweep attempt from Castrello.
Wiggin trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.
Castrello is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wiggin is positioning himself well to prevent Castrello advancing to mount.
Castrello is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Castrello has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cullen Castrello's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Wiggin looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Wiggin slips under a jab from Castrello.
Castrello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wiggin slips under a jab.
Castrello tries to land a leg kick but Wiggin saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Castrello misses.
Castrello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Wiggin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wiggin tries to land a front kick but Castrello steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wiggin slips a jab and a cross from Castrello.
Castrello misses with a wild combination. #CL2#
Castrello clinches up with Wiggin and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggin swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggin avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Wiggin tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiggin lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiggin misses with some punches.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello lands with a right to the head.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Wiggin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands a right hand.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Wiggin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiggin tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiggin's defenses. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Wiggin.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiggin avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Wiggin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Castrello gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Castrello putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiggin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wiggin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castrello is defending well.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside.
Wiggin tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Wiggin back against the cage.
Castrello connects with a knee to the head.
Castrello is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wiggin is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castrello.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castrello.
Wiggin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Wiggin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggin misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
Wiggin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Wiggin avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Wiggin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Wiggin shrugs off.
Wiggin lands a nice uppercut.
Wiggin avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggin works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neo Wiggin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiggin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castrello is leaning against Wiggin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiggin avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castrello.
Wiggin misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike from Wiggin. #T4#
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
A short left from Castrello.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggin tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Wiggin avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Wiggin is working Castrello over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiggin.
Wiggin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiggin tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Wiggin back against the cage.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Castrello in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Castrello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiggin blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggin.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cullen Castrello's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Wiggin misses with a straight right.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiggin manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Wiggin misses its target.
Wiggin slips under a jab from Castrello.
Wiggin avoids the head kick by Castrello.
Neo Wiggin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Wiggin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castrello steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wiggin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castrello throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Castrello looks to throw a body kick
and Wiggin counters with a nice uppercut.
Castrello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiggin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castrello moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Castrello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castrello throws a series of punches but Wiggin moves out of range. #CL2#
Castrello closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wiggin tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiggin swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow. #T1#
Wiggin managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Wiggin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castrello pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiggin misses with a body punch.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Wiggin is working Castrello over against the cage.
Wiggin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiggin blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Wiggin tries for a takedown but Castrello manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiggin's brow.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Castrello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castrello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cullen Castrello seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T2#
Wiggin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Castrello.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castrello obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Wiggin shrugs off.
Castrello connects with a knee to the head.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but Wiggin blocks with his arms.
Wiggin works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castrello's brow.
Wiggin tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wiggin or not.
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Wiggin throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggin blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello gets underhooks to prevent Wiggin's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neo Wiggin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Castrello.
Castrello lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castrello's brow.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiggin wants a takedown.
Castrello dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello lands a left hand.
Castrello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiggin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Neo Wiggin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castrello lands a right hand.
Castrello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castrello digs a right hand underneath Wiggin's ribcage. Wiggin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Castrello blocks the elbow strike. #T4#
Castrello blocks an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Castrello.
Wiggin blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Castrello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiggin.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Wiggin shrugs off.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiggin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castrello blocks the elbow strike.
Wiggin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiggin's defenses.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Wiggin in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, against the cage.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of Wiggin's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Castrello winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
A victorious Cullen Castrello thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GAMMA#621 Lamb v Sito 3
Date: Mar 25, 2017

#R1#
Wojnasiewicz lands with an uppercut that bounces Castrello off the cage and back into range.
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wojnasiewicz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castrello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wojnasiewicz somewhat.
Wojnasiewicz slips a straight right by Castrello.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Castrello with a jab.
Wojnasiewicz throws a good cross that connects.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wojnasiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Wojnasiewicz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castrello.
Wojnasiewicz defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Wojnasiewicz misses the target.
Wojnasiewicz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Castrello misses the target.
Wojnasiewicz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School Of Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castrello. #T1#
Castrello takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wojnasiewicz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castrello at a distance.
Wojnasiewicz lands a nice hook to Castrello's body. Castrello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castrello throws a one two combo.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castrello connects with a high kick. #TD#
Wojnasiewicz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Castrello tries to improve position but can't.
Castrello defending against the ground and pound.
Castrello can't do much from the bottom here.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to take a break and control but Castrello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castrello wants to control but Wojnasiewicz postures up.#T2#
Castrello takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wojnasiewicz.
Who's going to make the next move?
You can see the frustration on Castrello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wojnasiewicz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Castrello sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wojnasiewicz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castrello keeps working.
Castrello struggling a bit here.#T3#
Wojnasiewicz in side control, throwing shots but Castrello defends.
Wojnasiewicz lands an elbow.
Wojnasiewicz lands a nice forearm strike.
Wojnasiewicz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Castrello is looking for a sweep.
Wojnasiewicz in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wojnasiewicz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Castrello is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Castrello struggling a bit here.#T4#
Castrello is looking to regain half guard here but Wojnasiewicz keeps moving and retains side control.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Castrello tries to improve position but can't.
Castrello struggling a bit here.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wojnasiewicz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Castrello is avoiding damage well.
Castrello wants to control but Wojnasiewicz postures up.
Castrello is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wojnasiewicz cracks Castrello with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Castrello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Wojnasiewicz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Wojnasiewicz cracks Castrello with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castrello has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wojnasiewicz with a nice cross.
Wojnasiewicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello wants to counter with a clinch but Wojnasiewicz pushes him away.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Castrello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Castrello misses.
Wojnasiewicz throws a leg kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello misses with a right hand
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wojnasiewicz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojnasiewicz misses with an uppercut. Castrello saw that one coming.
Castrello wants to counter the offense by Wojnasiewicz and move into the clinch position.
Wojnasiewicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castrello looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castrello tries to clinch but Wojnasiewicz moves out of range.
As Castrello backs away, Wojnasiewicz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojnasiewicz.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wojnasiewicz.
Castrello takes one to the chin there.
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojnasiewicz.
Castrello works Wojnasiewicz's body with a nice hook.
Castrello moves out of range as Wojnasiewicz strikes.
Wojnasiewicz tries to work over Castrello's front leg with a kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castrello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wojnasiewicz. Wojnasiewicz obviously looking to wear him down.
Castrello sizes up Wojnasiewicz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wojnasiewicz blocks a jab.
Castrello tries to land a front kick but Wojnasiewicz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castrello throws a good cross that connects.
Wojnasiewicz throws a sloppy head kick and Castrello moves out of range easily.
Wojnasiewicz lands a right hook to the body.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wojnasiewicz.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wojnasiewicz throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojnasiewicz missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wojnasiewicz's head.#T2#
Wojnasiewicz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wojnasiewicz moves away from the strike by Castrello.
Castrello misses the jab.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Wojnasiewicz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Wojnasiewicz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castrello throws a series of strikes that have Wojnasiewicz backpedaling.
Wojnasiewicz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castrello can do to turn this around?
Wojnasiewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castrello! But no joy.
Castrello misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wojnasiewicz.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
Wojnasiewicz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wojnasiewicz.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
Wojnasiewicz throws a right and a left that Castrello avoids nicely.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.
Wojnasiewicz throws a low kick, looking for Castrello's leg but Castrello calmly moves out of range. #T3#
Wojnasiewicz throws a wild body kick that Castrello sees coming a mile off.
Castrello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wojnasiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
Wojnasiewicz with a jab.
Wojnasiewicz tries to bum rush Castrello with a series of wild strikes but Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Castrello's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wojnasiewicz fails to land the takedown.
Wojnasiewicz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Wojnasiewicz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wojnasiewicz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojnasiewicz throwing shots but Castrello is blocking nicely.
Wojnasiewicz drops an elbow to the side of Castrello's head.
Castrello makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Castrello.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello managing to control the position.
Castrello bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wojnasiewicz's guard. #REVB#
Castrello is looking to advance position but Wojnasiewicz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Wojnasiewicz throwing strikes here but Castrello is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Castrello regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Wojnasiewicz there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Wojnasiewicz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Castrello throws a head kick that misses.
Wojnasiewicz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Castrello looks to land a body kick but Wojnasiewicz moved away.
Castrello swinging wildly here.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a sloppy right hand. Castrello should have avoided that one.
Wojnasiewicz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castrello counters with a nice body kick.
Castrello on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Wojnasiewicz ducks down to avoid it.
Wojnasiewicz misses with an uppercut. Castrello saw that one coming.
Wojnasiewicz blocks a head kick by Castrello.
Castrello throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Wojnasiewicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wojnasiewicz.
Castrello is looking to clinch. #TD#
Wojnasiewicz looking to score a takedown here. Castrello is defending well but Wojnasiewicz drives through and ends up in Castrello's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wojnasiewicz throws an elbow that misses. Castrello uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wojnasiewicz's guard. Nice move by Castrello!#REVB##T1#
Castrello advances to half guard.
Wojnasiewicz wants to get back to full guard.
Wojnasiewicz is staying active underneath Castrello, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wojnasiewicz tries to get to full guard but Castrello has control of the leg.
Well, if Castrello is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Castrello wants to control but Wojnasiewicz is keeping him busy.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wojnasiewicz trying to get back to full guard but Castrello takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Castrello tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wojnasiewicz is working to get back to half guard.
Castrello trying to control but Wojnasiewicz is having none of it.
Wojnasiewicz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wojnasiewicz is trying to control but Castrello manages to pass to mount! #T3#
Castrello trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Castrello controlling from the full mount.
Wojnasiewicz regains half guard.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to control Castrello's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wojnasiewicz avoid being mounted?
Wojnasiewicz looks like he's trying to stand up. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wojnasiewicz wants to improve his position but Castrello is controlling well.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in half guard, Castrello seems content to control.
Wojnasiewicz is not content to let Castrello control the position.
Castrello not doing much here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castrello is continuing to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cullen Castrello.
Well Wojnasiewicz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
Krystian Wojnasiewicz thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GAMMA#617 Shin v Williams 2
Date: Mar 04, 2017

#R1#
Castrello throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Castrello walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Castrello.
Castrello is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ramos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramos.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Ramos misses with a body kick.
Ramos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Castrello is looking to chop away at Ramos's legs.
Castrello misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Castrello looks to clinch
and Ramos counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello looks to land a body kick but Ramos moved away.
And Ramos tries to counter it with a takedown but Castrello pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Ramos misses.
Castrello wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Castrello on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ramos blocks the body kick. #T1##TD2#
Ramos gets a takedown into half guard.
Castrello gets full guard.
Castrello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Castrello controlling Ramos's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castrello is on top in guard. #REVR#
Castrello wants to stand but Ramos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ramos is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T2#
Ramos can't keep his opponent in guard - Castrello advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Castrello takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ramos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Castrello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos pulls Castrello in close to prevent any damage.
Ramos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T3#
Castrello's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Castrello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ramos working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Castrello keeps Ramos at a distance using the push kick. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramos swings for the body but Castrello moves out of range.
Castrello throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses
and Ramos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Castrello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Castrello sprawls well. Castrello wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ramos gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Ramos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crunch! Castrello slams his shin into Ramos's torso.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Castrello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castrello lands with a straight right. Ramos didn't see that one coming.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Castrello connects with a body shot.#TD2#
Ramos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Castrello's guard.
Ramos postures up in Castrello's guard and throws a big left but Castrello blocks it.
Ramos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castrello is keeping the position for now.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castrello trying to control the position.
Ramos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Castrello's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Castrello looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramos is one step ahead there.
Castrello not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T1#
Ramos looking to pass the guard.
Ramos throws a strike but Castrello rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Castrello preventing the sweep.
Castrello engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Castrello looking to sit in guard and control but Ramos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
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.
Ramos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Ramos is fighting to break Castrello's control of his arms but Castrello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramos is pushing down on Castrello's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castrello is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramos has managed to sneak the leg through.#T3#
Ramos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramos lands with a punch from half guard.
Castrello is looking to escape.
Castrello is trying to control but can't.
Henrique Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Castrello desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Castrello gets full guard.
Castrello looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Castrello is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ramos is controlling him.
Ramos chips away with some ground and pound.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castrello is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Castrello managing to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramos fails to land the takedown.
Castrello takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castrello swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramos cracks the inside of Castrello's front leg.
Castrello connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Ramos tries to clinch up but Castrello circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramos lands a nice shot that snaps Castrello's head back.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Castrello looks to land a combination. Ramos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ramos lands a slapping body shot.
Ramos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Castrello throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramos.
Castrello throws a wild body kick that Ramos sees coming a mile off.
Castrello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castrello misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Ramos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Castrello counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Castrello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
Ramos misses with a leg kick.
Castrello appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ramos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castrello rather than just go for the knockout.
Ramos lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Ramos.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castrello but Castrello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses.
Ramos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castrello.
Castrello half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ramos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Castrello closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ramos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castrello is able to avoid easily.
Castrello misses with a head kick. #T2#
Castrello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Castrello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Castrello throws a quick counter head kick but Ramos was just out of range.
Castrello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
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!
Ramos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Castrello makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castrello comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castrello misses with a straight left.
Ramos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#TD2#
Ramos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ramos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Castrello down.
Castrello sneaks back into half guard.
Ramos thows a huge punch but Castrello dodges it nicely. #T3#
Castrello has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramos is working away from the top position though.
Ramos trying to pass the guard but Castrello defending well.
Castrello works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Castrello looking to control.
Castrello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Castrello trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramos throwing strikes but missing.
Ramos throws a strike but Castrello rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ramos is on top in guard. #REVB#
Castrello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Castrello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Castrello blocks nicely.
Castrello wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
Ramos throws a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henrique Ramos.
I think Ramos 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Henrique Ramos!
Our winner, Henrique Ramos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: GAMMA#616 Fjera v Gunnar
Date: Feb 25, 2017

#R1#
Castrello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castrello thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kawajiri if he has to take too many more of those.
Kawajiri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Donk. Castrello catches Kawajiri right on the button with a cross.
Castrello throws a nice looking combination but Kawajiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Castrello misses with a double jab
and Kawajiri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kawajiri staying out of range there.
Castrello backing away here, and Kawajiri unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kawajiri lands with a nice body kick.
Castrello throws a combination that misses
and Kawajiri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Castrello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castrello throws a head kick but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Kawajiri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawajiri.
Castrello throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Castrello lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Castrello throws a shot to the body. #T1#
Castrello throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kawajiri checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kawajiri! But no joy.
Kawajiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawajiri is just out of range.
Kawajiri was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Castrello lands a jab to Kawajiri's midsection.
Castrello fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kawajiri on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Kawajiri.
Castrello thinks about countering with a body kick.
Castrello misses with an uppercut. Kawajiri saw that one coming.
Castrello throws a push kick but Kawajiri slaps the foot to one side.
Castrello tries to clinch but Kawajiri moves away
and Castrello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kawajiri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castrello throws a hook to the side of Kawajiri's head but Kawajiri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castrello stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
Kawajiri throws out a counter right but Castrello avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Kawajiri dodges the punch combination from Castrello.
Kawajiri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello misses with a double jab.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. Kawajiri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Castrello - that will leave a mark!
Kawajiri checks a low kick from Castrello.
Kawajiri misses with a body shot
and Castrello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castrello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T3#
Kawajiri misses with a left hand
and Castrello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castrello lands with a kick to the temple. Kawajiri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello connects with a right hand. Kawajiri shakes it off.
Kawajiri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castrello on the side of the head.
Castrello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Castrello darts in and clinches Kawajiri up against the cage.
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawajiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Castrello.
Kawajiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajiri lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Kawajiri fails to land.
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T4#
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kawajiri digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Castrello lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kawajiri backwards.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Kawajiri 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Castrello. #CUT#
It looks like Tatsuya Kawajiri has been cut.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kawajiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kawajiri is defending well for now.
Kawajiri takes a shot to the head.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Kawajiri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawajiri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawajiri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Kawajiri shrugs off. #ROC#
Kawajiri is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Kawajiri'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.
#R2#
Castrello throws a leg kick that misses.
Kawajiri misses with a leg kick.
Castrello throws a big counter combination but Kawajiri scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Castrello misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kawajiri throws a leg kick which misses Castrello's front leg but catches the back leg as Castrello tries to avoid it.
Castrello misses with a body shot.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
Castrello misses with a straight left.
Kawajiri appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Castrello has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kawajiri.
Castrello scores with a decent looking hook.
Castrello lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Castrello throws a body punch but Kawajiri moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Castrello. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castrello.
Kawajiri is still on wobbly legs! Can Castrello finish him?
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawajiri can do to turn this around?
Kawajiri throws a sloppy body shot
and Castrello counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kawajiri seems to have recovered his senses.
Kawajiri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kawajiri takes one on the button.#T1#
Castrello throws out a leg kick but Kawajiri moves out of range and Castrello only half commits.
A countering left hand to the body from Kawajiri misses.
Castrello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kawajiri counters with a nice leg kick.
Kawajiri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Castrello lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Castrello lands with an overhand left.
Kawajiri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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 cracks Kawajiri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castrello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kawajiri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawajiri throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.#CL#
Castrello clinches up against the cage.
Kawajiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawajiri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello blocking some punches. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawajiri blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Kawajiri in his tracks for a moment.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Kawajiri controls the action.
Kawajiri lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawajiri.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Kawajiri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kawajiri fails to land.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Kawajiri fails to land.
Kawajiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Castrello.
Castrello using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T3#
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kawajiri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawajiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawajiri prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kawajiri backwards.
Kawajiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Castrello lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Kawajiri avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Kawajiri lands with a light punch inside.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
Kawajiri has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
Kawajiri lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Castrello.
Kawajiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawajiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawajiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Kawajiri throws a head punch that misses.
Kawajiri is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cullen Castrello has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kawajiri's brow.
Kawajiri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Kawajiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawajiri tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello scores with a hook to the body.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Kawajiri 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 cut man is working on Tatsuya Kawajiri'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!
#R3#
Kawajiri misses with a low kick.
Kawajiri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kawajiri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castrello counters with a nice body shot.
Castrello throws an off balance right hand
and Castrello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castrello plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Castrello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses
and Kawajiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castrello checks a low kick from Kawajiri.
Castrello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kawajiri throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello misses with a hook
and Kawajiri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castrello tries to clinch up but Kawajiri circles away and keeps his distance.
Castrello walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajiri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castrello checks a low kick from Kawajiri.#T1#
Kawajiri looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Kawajiri misses with a looping right.
Castrello goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kawajiri misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Castrello.
Castrello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawajiri.
Castrello darts in trying to clinch
and Kawajiri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello cracks Kawajiri with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castrello. Kawajiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello connects with a right hand. Kawajiri shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawajiri. #T2#
Castrello keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castrello lands with a nice combination. Kawajiri backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawajiri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castrello cracks Kawajiri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castrello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castrello throws a right and a left that Kawajiri avoids nicely.
Castrello moves out of range of the body kick from Kawajiri.
Castrello throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kawajiri counters with an inside leg kick.
Castrello looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawajiri is just out of range.
Kawajiri misses with a low kick as Castrello jumps back.
Castrello is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawajiri manages to avoid it.
Kawajiri misses with a left hand
and Kawajiri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Castrello misses with a lunging right hand
and Kawajiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kawajiri connects with a looping right hand. #CL#
Castrello instigates a clinch.
Kawajiri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawajiri takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Kawajiri shrugs off.
Kawajiri managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Kawajiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawajiri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawajiri takes an elbow to the temple. #T4#
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Kawajiri avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Kawajiri misses with some punches.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castrello.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Kawajiri working aggressively here.
Kawajiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawajiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Kawajiri.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawajiri.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Castrello lands with a right to the head.
Kawajiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castrello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: GAMMA#611 Belliveau v Siblas
Date: Feb 04, 2017

#R1#
Alotadik tries to clinch but Castrello moves out of range.
Alotadik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alotadik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Alotadik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alotadik misses with a two punch combination.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Alotadik misses with a head kick.
Alotadik avoids the head kick by Castrello.
Castrello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alotadik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello.
Castrello looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alotadik misses with a wild body shot.
Castrello is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Alotadik throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Castrello fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick and Alotadik moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castrello. That's going to slow Alotadik down.
Alotadik takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Castrello.
A head kick misses from Alotadik.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Castrello drives through and clinches with Alotadik against the cage.
Castrello landing knees to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Lik Alotadik has been cut.
Alotadik tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alotadik misses with a punch to the body.
Alotadik tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello pushes Alotadik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alotadik trying to stall but Castrello improves his position.
Alotadik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Alotadik misses with a punch to the body.
Alotadik missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alotadik.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alotadik - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Castrello gets underhooks to prevent Alotadik's takedown attempt.
Alotadik misses with a body punch.
Alotadik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Alotadik takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castrello as Alotadik tries to tie him up. #T2#
Alotadik misses with a body punch.
Alotadik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello prevents a body shot from Alotadik.
Castrello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alotadiks head.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Alotadik backwards.
Castrello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alotadik misses with some punches.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Alotadik.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castrello.
Alotadik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alotadik struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Alotadik.
Alotadik misses with some punches.
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alotadik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castrello lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alotadik blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello managing to block the knees to the body from Alotadik.
Alotadik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T3#
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alotadik tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Alotadik back against the cage.
Alotadik trying to stall but Castrello improves his position.
Alotadik is looking to control Castrello's arms but Castrello gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alotadik has his back to the cage.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Alotadik.
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Alotadik fails to land.
A short right from Castrello.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alotadik swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alotadik lands an elbow that stopped Castrello in his tracks for a moment.
Alotadik looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Alotadik fails to land.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
Castrello landing knees to the head.
Castrello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.#T4#
A short left from Castrello.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Alotadik.
Alotadik lands with a left to the head.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Alotadik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castrello is defending well for now.
Alotadik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castrello landing knees to the body.
Castrello avoiding damage as Alotadik throws knees to the body.
Castrello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alotadik blocks it with crossed arms.
Alotadik misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello.
Alotadik takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alotadik swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short left from Castrello.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Alotadik.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lik Alotadik's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Alotadik ducks right into an uppercut from Castrello. #ROC2#
Alotadik is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Castrello moves out of range as Alotadik throws a body kick.
Oh Alotadik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castrello scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alotadik seems to have got his legs back now.
Alotadik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Castrello thuds a left hand into Alotadik's body.
Castrello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castrello checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alotadik checks a leg kick nicely.
Alotadik lands a nice shot to the body.
Castrello moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT2#
Lik Alotadik's cut is getting worse.#CL2#
Castrello clinches up against the cage.
Alotadik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alotadik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alotadik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castrello avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alotadik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD#
Alotadik successfully pulls guard. #SUB#
Alotadik working for a triangle but Castrello defends it easily.
Alotadik might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1##SU2#
Alotadik is working an open guard so Castrello takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrello is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Alotadik like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Alotadik from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Lik Alotadik spoke after the fight, saying 'You may have won this one, but fuck that, lets go again. In a cage, in the alley, I don't give a fuck. '.

Event: GAMMA#606 Rutten v Torres
Date: Jan 14, 2017

#R1#
al-Baghdadi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castrellos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
al-Baghdadi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castrello checks it well.
al-Baghdadi throws a sloppy head kick and Castrello moves out of range easily.
Castrello avoids the head kick by al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from al-Baghdadi is defended easily by Castrello.
al-Baghdadi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castrello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al-Baghdadi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from al-Baghdadi.
A big right from Castrello misses.
al-Baghdadi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al-Baghdadi backing away here, and Castrello unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
al-Baghdadi avoids the head kick by Castrello.
Castrello just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
al-Baghdadi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castrello's head.
al-Baghdadi catches Castrello with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al-Baghdadi throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
al-Baghdadi throws a series of punches but Castrello avoids them all with ease.
al-Baghdadi slips under a jab.
A big right from Castrello misses.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
We've been informed that Castrello has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Castrello ducks right into an uppercut from al-Baghdadi.
Castrello tries to land a leg kick but al-Baghdadi saw it coming and moves away.
al-Baghdadi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
al-Baghdadi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Castrello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Castrello.
al-Baghdadi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Castrello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. al-Baghdadi doesn't seem bothered though. #T2#
al-Baghdadi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Castrello does no damage.
al-Baghdadi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
al-Baghdadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al-Baghdadi checks the leg kick nicely there.
al-Baghdadi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
al-Baghdadi is looking to clinch but Castrello is avoiding it.
Castrello scores with a kick to the body.
al-Baghdadi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Castrello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on al-Baghdadi. That did some damage!
al-Baghdadi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Castrello.
al-Baghdadi tries a head kick but it misses.
al-Baghdadi scores with the left hand. Castrello knows he should have avoided that one.
al-Baghdadi avoids the body shot from Castrello.
al-Baghdadi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castrello counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps al-Baghdadi thinking.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Castrello misses the jab.
Castrello moves away from the strike by al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castrello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
al-Baghdadi needs to keep his hands up - Castrello had a free shot at his head there.
al-Baghdadi just misses with a punch to the body.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al-Baghdadi throws a body kick that misses.
al-Baghdadi tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Castrello misses #CL#
and al-Baghdadi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Castrello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
al-Baghdadi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
al-Baghdadi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castrello pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from al-Baghdadi fails to land. #T4#
Castrello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of al-Baghdadis head. #ROC2#
al-Baghdadi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al-Baghdadi throws a head punch that misses.
Oh al-Baghdadi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castrello lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castrello lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops al-Baghdadi to his knees! Castrello keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cullen Castrello!
After winning the bout, Cullen Castrello thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GAMMA#602 Lodbrok v Richards
Date: Dec 24, 2016

#R1#
Castrello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
al-Baghdadi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Castrello sizes up al-Baghdadi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A lazy left from al-Baghdadi finds it's target.
Castrello misses the body punch
and Castrello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Castrello lands with a shot to the body.
al-Baghdadi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
al-Baghdadi throws out a loose jab but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castrello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al-Baghdadi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
al-Baghdadi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
al-Baghdadi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
al-Baghdadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al-Baghdadi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
al-Baghdadi looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello misses with a left hand
and al-Baghdadi counters with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Castrello 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.
al-Baghdadi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Castrello moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castrello moves out of range of the strikes.
al-Baghdadi throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.
Castrello throws a solid leg kick but al-Baghdadi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castrello.
al-Baghdadi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castrello has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castrello there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al-Baghdadi manages to avoid it.
al-Baghdadi misses with a hook.
al-Baghdadi ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
al-Baghdadi throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
Despite the aggression on Castrello's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Castrello misses with an uppercut
and al-Baghdadi counters with a left and a right that stings Castrello.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
al-Baghdadi thuds a left hand into Castrello's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al-Baghdadi moves out of range of the body kick from Castrello.
al-Baghdadi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Castrello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castrello lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Castrello walks into a straight right hand from al-Baghdadi.
Castrello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al-Baghdadi scores with a jab to the jaw.
al-Baghdadi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
al-Baghdadi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al-Baghdadi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
al-Baghdadi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrello.
al-Baghdadi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castrello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt al-Baghdadi.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al-Baghdadi manages to avoid it.
al-Baghdadi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
al-Baghdadi throws a low kick but Castrello avoids it.
Castrello lands with a straight right. al-Baghdadi didn't see that one coming.
Castrello tries to score with a low kick but al-Baghdadi moves his leg out of the way.#T3#
Nice uppercut there from al-Baghdadi.
Castrello tries a low kick but al-Baghdadi avoids it.
al-Baghdadi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
al-Baghdadi lunges at Castrello with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Castrello's hand.
Castrello connects with a right hand. al-Baghdadi shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Good leg kick by al-Baghdadi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castrello misses with a lunging right hand
and al-Baghdadi counters with a stiff right hand.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
al-Baghdadi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
al-Baghdadi throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
al-Baghdadi blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as al-Baghdadi checks a leg kick.
al-Baghdadi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
al-Baghdadi fails to land with a series of punches.
al-Baghdadi misses with a body shot.
Castrello avoids the body shot from al-Baghdadi. #T4#
al-Baghdadi misses with an uppercut. Castrello saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by al-Baghdadi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
al-Baghdadi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al-Baghdadi was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Castrello throws a head kick but al-Baghdadi moves out of range.
Castrello lands a glancing blow to the side of al-Baghdadi's head.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. al-Baghdadi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Castrello misses with an attempted mid kick.
al-Baghdadi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castrello thuds a left hand into al-Baghdadi's body.
al-Baghdadi throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al-Baghdadi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Castrello checks a leg kick nicely.
al-Baghdadi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Castrello. Castrello circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Castrello misses with a shot to the body
and al-Baghdadi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Castrello scores with a push kick.
Castrello throws the kick towards the body but al-Baghdadi avoids it.
al-Baghdadi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from al-Baghdadi.
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
Castrello connects with an inside leg kick.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick and al-Baghdadi moves out of range easily.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castrello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al-Baghdadi throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and al-Baghdadi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Castrello lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Castrello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by al-Baghdadi.
Castrello takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al-Baghdadi missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from al-Baghdadi.
Castrello moves out of range of the body kick from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick and al-Baghdadi moves out of range easily.
al-Baghdadi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
al-Baghdadi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
al-Baghdadi wants to slow Castrello down by chopping away at his legs.
A cross from al-Baghdadi lands.
Castrello looking to land some kicks to the body here.
al-Baghdadi throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
And Castrello responds with a good body kick, but al-Baghdadi manages to step out the way in time.
Castrello scores with a nice strike.
Castrello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castrello lands a right hook to the body.
al-Baghdadi moves out of range of the leg kick from Castrello.#T2#
al-Baghdadi looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by al-Baghdadi there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping al-Baghdadi at a distance.
al-Baghdadi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
al-Baghdadi digs a good hook to Castrello's body.
al-Baghdadi misses with a straight left.
Castrello is clearly trying to counter these attacks from al-Baghdadi with a body shot.
al-Baghdadi lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Castrello misses.
al-Baghdadi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is winning the standup battle so far.
al-Baghdadi throws a leg kick
and Castrello counters with a two punch combo.
Castrello connects with a solid leg kick.
al-Baghdadi throws a body shot but no joy.
Castrello swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castrello avoids the head kick by al-Baghdadi.
Castrello throws a leg kick but al-Baghdadi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Castrello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to al-Baghdadi's calf.
A slow jab from al-Baghdadi misses its intended target. #T3#
Castrello throws a low kick but it's checked well by al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi throws a body shot but no joy.
Castrello tried to score with a low kick but al-Baghdadi checks it.
al-Baghdadi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castrello checks it well.
Castrello misses with a body kick.
Castrello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
al-Baghdadi throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Castrello releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
al-Baghdadi misses with a body kick.
al-Baghdadi throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.
Castrello wants to clinch.
al-Baghdadi throws a poor cross that misses
and Castrello counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T4#
al-Baghdadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from al-Baghdadi.
Castrello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castrello falls off balance throwing a combination
and al-Baghdadi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Castrello.
al-Baghdadi lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Castrello throws an ugly left hook that misses
and al-Baghdadi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Castrello lands a lovely overhand right.
Castrello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castrello misses with a body shot.
al-Baghdadi throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Castrello throws a good cross that connects.
Castrello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castrello takes a swing at al-Baghdadi's ribcage but misses.
al-Baghdadi swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
Castrello misses with a wild body shot.
Castrello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al-Baghdadi tried to score with a low kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al-Baghdadi.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello avoids the head kick by al-Baghdadi.
A good leg kick by al-Baghdadi.
Some bone on bone action there as al-Baghdadi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts al-Baghdadi, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Castrello misses. #T1#
Castrello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al-Baghdadi throws out the jab.
Castrello throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
al-Baghdadi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
al-Baghdadi misses the jab.
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
Castrello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
al-Baghdadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al-Baghdadi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castrello has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castrello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castrello's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
al-Baghdadi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Castrello finds it's way through al-Baghdadi's defenses.
Castrello throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent al-Baghdadi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
al-Baghdadi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Castrello defending well as al-Baghdadi loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello throws a leg kick
and al-Baghdadi counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al-Baghdadi blocks a head kick by Castrello.
al-Baghdadi throws a push kick but Castrello slaps the foot to one side.
al-Baghdadi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castrello throws a head kick but al-Baghdadi moves out of range.
Castrello tries to work over al-Baghdadi's front leg with a kick but al-Baghdadi checks it.
al-Baghdadi throws a body kick that misses.
al-Baghdadi throws a sloppy head kick
and Castrello counters with a good, hard body kick but al-Baghdadi shrugs it off.
Castrello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good work by al-Baghdadi as he checks the leg kick.
Castrello tries to land a leg kick but al-Baghdadi saw it coming and moves away.
al-Baghdadi connects with a jab.
Castrello misses with a head kick. #T3#
al-Baghdadi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello checks the leg kick nicely there.
al-Baghdadi throws a hook but Castrello blocks it.
al-Baghdadi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
al-Baghdadi throws a sloppy head kick and Castrello moves out of range easily.
al-Baghdadi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castrello can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
al-Baghdadi tries to land a leg kick but Castrello saw it coming and moves away.
al-Baghdadi throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
al-Baghdadi loads up on a big right hand but Castrello slips the punch.
Castrello looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al-Baghdadi.
Castrello throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from al-Baghdadi. #T4#
Castrello throws a right and a left that al-Baghdadi avoids nicely.
Castrello misses with an attempted mid kick.
al-Baghdadi throws a leg kick that misses.
Castrello tries to counter with a clinch but al-Baghdadi shakes him off and moves away.
Castrello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castrello swings widly with a right hand
and al-Baghdadi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Castrello is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#ROC#
Castrello is rocked!
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!
al-Baghdadi misses with a kick to the body
and Castrello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castrello is still on wobbly legs! Can al-Baghdadi finish him?
al-Baghdadi avoids the head kick by Castrello.
al-Baghdadi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castrello seems to have recovered his senses.
al-Baghdadi throws a leg kick
and al-Baghdadi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castrello getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
al-Baghdadi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
al-Baghdadi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Castrello thows a leg kick but al-Baghdadi checks it
and al-Baghdadi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
al-Baghdadi lunges at Castrello with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Castrello's hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cullen Castrello.
Well al-Baghdadi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: GAMMA#597 Wolek v Bunga
Date: Nov 26, 2016

#R1#
Sanford looks for the body kick but Castrello saw that one coming.
Sanford is looking to slow Castrello down with leg kicks.
Castrello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Sanford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanford lands a jab to the nose.
We've been informed that Sanford has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Castrello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanford's sensitive parts.
Sanford connects with a leg kick. Castrello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donk. Sanford catches Castrello right on the button with a cross.
Castrello throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanford is looking to slow Castrello down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Sanford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castrello lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sanford 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrello.
Sanford looks to land a combination but Castrello avoids it well.
Sanford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanford is looking to chop away at Castrello's legs.
Castrello tries to clinch up but Sanford circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Castrello misses with a hook to the body
and Sanford counters with an inside leg kick.
Castrello feints and then cracks Sanford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanford down.
Castrello pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Castrello was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanford takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
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.
Sanford throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Sanford as he checks the leg kick.
Sanford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanford slips under a jab.
Sanford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Sanford lands with a hook. Castrello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanford catches Castrello with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanford is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castrello takes a swing at Sanford's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Sanford throws a head kick that half lands.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Sanford keeps it at a distance.
Castrello just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford tries to counter with a clinch but Castrello shakes him off and moves away.#CL#
Castrello clinches.
Castrello lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Sanford controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanford.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanford lands an elbow inside.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Sanford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Sanford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castrello blocks it with crossed arms.
Castrello lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3#
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Sanford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanford has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Sanford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castrello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanford has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Sanford misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Castrello gets through Sanford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Sanford throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanford working hard to break the clinch.
Sanford digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Castrello misses with a knee strike.
Castrello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello is working Sanford over against the cage.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Sanford.
A shot in the inside from Sanford.
Castrello pushes Sanford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Lamont Sanford has been cut.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanford misses with a body punch.
Castrello stalling in the clinch but Sanford improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanford misses with the head strike.
Sanford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanford misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
Sanford is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamont Sanford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lamont Sanford's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Castrello misses with a looping left.
Sanford moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanford blocks the body kick.
Castrello digs a good body shot into Sanford's ribs.
Castrello connects with the punch.
Sanford throws a right hand that misses
and Castrello counters with a leg kick.
Lamont Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanford thows a leg kick but Castrello checks it
and Castrello counters with an inside leg kick.
Castrello moves out of range as Sanford strikes.
Sanford throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
Sanford clobbers Castrello with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello scores with a kick to the body.
A jab from Sanford does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanford throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Sanford thows a leg kick but Castrello checks it
and Castrello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castrello is looking to wear down Sanford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castrello swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
No joy there for Castrello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Sanford misses.
Castrello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castrello throws a leg kick but Sanford checks it.
Sanford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanford scores with a punch to the head.
Sanford misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Sanford.
Castrello blocks the body kick.
Castrello fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanford just manages to avoid it.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanford wants to clinch up but Castrello keeps it at a distance.
Lamont Sanford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrello.
Castrello just misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello avoids a kick to the body.
And Castrello counters with a quick kick to the body but Sanford blocks it.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Castrello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanford. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello thinks about countering with a body kick.#CL#
Castrello instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lamont Sanford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanford blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanford obliges.
Sanford managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello. #T3#
Sanford misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castrello scores with a knee to the head.
Sanford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanford tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Sanford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanford scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanford blocks an uppercut.
Castrello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castrello avoids it.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanford blocks an elbow strike.#T4#
Sanford working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Sanford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Sanford.
Sanford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanford digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Sanford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Sanford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castrello takes a shot to the head.
Sanford lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Sanford breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanford.
A lazy body kick from Sanford #CL#
and Castrello counters by clinching up.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Sanford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamont Sanford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lamont Sanford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Sanford is looking to land body kicks.
Castrello moves out of range as Sanford throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanford. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanford misses with a body kick.
Sanford is looking to land body kicks.
Sanford throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Sanford blocks a low kick nicely.
Castrello avoids the head kick by Sanford.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
Castrello tries to clinch up but Sanford circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Sanford rushes Castrello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Sanford.
Nice body punch from Castrello.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Sanford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Sanford working aggressively here. #T1#
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Sanford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castrello.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but Sanford blocks it.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Sanford misses with the head strike.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Sanford controls the action.
Sanford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Sanford breaks from the clinch.
Castrello lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanford off the cage and back into range.
Sanford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castrello thows a body kick. Sanford tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanford.
As Castrello backs off Sanford throws a huge counter combo but Castrello manages to avoid it all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanford lands with a good body shot.
Sanford dodges the punch combination from Castrello.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanford.
Castrello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanford doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Castrello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castrello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castrello ducks right into an uppercut from Sanford. #T3#
Sanford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanford misses with a hook to the body
and Castrello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello.
As Sanford looks to move away, Castrello throws a big counter combo but Sanford just gets out of the way.#CL#
Castrello has managed to clinch.
Castrello takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Lamont Sanford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Sanford is blocking nicely.
Sanford takes a shot to the head.
Sanford blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanford. #T4#
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
That has opened up Lamont Sanford's cut even more.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Sanford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Castrello scores with a hook to the body.
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castrello lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanford won't want to take too many of those.
Sanford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Sanford lands a body punch in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanford 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamont Sanford!
Post fight, Lamont Sanford stared into the camera and said 'check out my bosses' tracks at soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.

Event: GAMMA#592 Gage v Cuenca
Date: Nov 05, 2016

#R1##CL#
Ector darts in and clinches Castrello up against the cage.
Castrello scores with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Kay Ector has been cut.
Ector misses with the head strike.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ector is defending well for now.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Ector leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castrello utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ector misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Ector drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello blocking some punches. #T1#
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castrello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ectors head.
Ector blocks an uppercut.
Ector lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ector.
Castrello landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Ector - that landed with a thud.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ector tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ector throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
I was talking to Ector's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ector tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ector lands with a left to the head.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ector blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ector. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ector lands a body shot.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ector digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Ector misses with the head strike.
Ector misses with a body punch.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ector tries to move into range but Castrello moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ector ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Ector with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castrello to score with a decent uppercut.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Ector misses with a few strikes there.
Castrello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castrello dodges the punch combination from Ector.
Ector takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T3#
Ector throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Castrello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ector wants to clinch up but Castrello keeps it at a distance.
Ector is looking to clinch but Castrello is avoiding it.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Ector's leg. Ector is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castrello swats away the attempt to clinch by Ector.
Ector lands a jab.
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Ector has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ector creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ector lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ector struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Ector lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ector creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Ector misses with some punches.
Castrello lands a shot to the body.
Ector blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ector working aggressively here.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ector.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of Ector's head.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ector lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ector lands with a short shot to the head.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Ector in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ector.
Ector can't get the takedown.
Ector on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ector.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ector.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kay Ector's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Ector instigates a clinch.
Ector gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ector misses with a body punch.
Ector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Ector.
A short right from Castrello.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Castrello in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#BC#
Ector manages to break the clinch.
Castrello scores with a jab to the head.
Castrello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ector.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello scores with a kick to the midsection.
Castrello throws a push kick but Ector slaps the foot to one side.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ector takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ector doesn't manage to clinch there - Castrello circles away. #CL#
Castrello tries to keep at a distance but Ector has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Still in the clinch, Ector scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ector lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kay Ector has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ector has Castrello pushed against the cage.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Ector avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castrello lands a left hand.
Ector blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Ector.
Ector scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ector.
Ector struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ector.
Ector tries to score a body lock takedown but Castrello shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Castrello lands with a light punch inside.
Ector scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ector tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ector avoids it.
Ector has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Castrello scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Ector.
Ector misses with a body punch.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Ector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ector tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Ector will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Castrello up against the cage.#T3#
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ector blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ector misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
A body shot lands from Castrello.
Castrello gets through Ector's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ector misses with the head strike.
Ector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ector.
Castrello stalls. #T4#
Castrello scores with a shoulder strike.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Castrello presses Ector against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ector lands a body shot.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ector is looking to control Castrello's arms but Castrello gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ector has his back to the cage.
Ector lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Ector controls the action.
Ector lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ector is defending well for now.
Ector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kay Ector's cut.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ector is looking to clinch but Castrello is avoiding it.
Ector tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castrello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castrello lands a jab to Ector's midsection.
Ector looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ector.#CL#
Ector clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Castrello.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castrello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ector managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Ector blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but Ector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T1#
Ector lands a shot to the body.
Ector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ector blocking some punches.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ector blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello has Ector pressed against the cage, preventing Ector from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ector throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Ector misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ector prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but Ector blocks it.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Ector controls his hands.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kay Ector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ector throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castrellos head.
Ector doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ector dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ector lands a right hand.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Ector avoids the damage to the body.
Ector tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Ector.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Ector on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
Castrello blocking some punches.
Ector misses with a body punch.
Ector lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ector.
Ector blocks a body shot from Castrello. #T3#
Castrello misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Ector fails to land.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ector.
Ector managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Ector lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Ector managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ector. #ROC#
Castrello is rocked!
Ector misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello is still on wobbly legs! Can Ector finish him?
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello seems to have recovered his senses.
Castrello takes a shot to the head.
Ector lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ector presses Castrello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Ector dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ector scores with a shoulder strike.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Ector avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ector.
Castrello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Ector.
Ector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ector throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ector misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ector.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ector's defenses.
Castrello misses with some punches.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Ector avoids the damage to the body.
Ector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ector is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castrello.
Ector tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kay Ector showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castrello 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
An out of breath Cullen Castrello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GAMMA#587 Gunnar v Eerkilaa 2
Date: Oct 08, 2016

#R1#
Castrello misses the jab.
As Castrello looks to move away, Bunga throws a big counter combo but Castrello just gets out of the way.
Castrello swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castrello is looking to land body kicks.
Bunga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Castrello digs a good hook to Bunga's body.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castrello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castrello takes a swing at Bunga's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Bunga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Castrello throws a hook but Bunga avoids it easily.
Bunga feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello tries to work over Bunga's front leg with a kick but Bunga checks it.
Castrello has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bunga is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Castrello misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bunga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunga misses with a two punch combination.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castrello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bunga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunga looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Castrello steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bunga.#T1##CL2#
Castrello instigates a clinch.
Bunga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunga.
Bunga tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Bunga back against the cage.
Bunga has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Castrello tries to work over Bunga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bunga lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello. #CUT2#
It looks like Bart Bunga has been cut.
Bunga avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bunga blocks an uppercut.
Bunga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bunga working hard to break the clinch.
Bunga has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Bunga working aggressively here.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Bunga looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Bunga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunga managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Bunga has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunga backwards.
Bunga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bunga misses with a body punch.
Castrello keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunga's efforts to push away.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Castrello has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Castrello.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunga's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello. #T3#
Castrello has Bunga pressed against the cage, preventing Bunga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bunga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bunga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Bunga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Bunga wants to break free but Castrello has control.
Castrello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Bunga managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello. #T4#
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunga blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunga blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Still in the clinch, Bunga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Castrello.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castrello obliges.
Bunga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bunga blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunga misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunga takes an elbow to the temple.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Bunga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castrello lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunga misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Bunga'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.
#R2#
Bunga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunga swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
Castrello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castrello swings for the body but Bunga moves out of range.
Castrello takes a swing at Bunga's ribcage but misses.
Castrello takes a swing at Bunga's ribcage but misses.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunga needs to keep his hands up - Castrello had a free shot at his head there.
Castrello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Castrello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bunga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castrello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good standup being displayed there by Castrello as he connects with a hook.#T1#
Bunga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bunga walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castrello.
Castrello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Castrello checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castrello swings widly with a right hand
and Bunga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bunga stuns Castrello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bunga throws a head kick but Castrello moves out of range.
Bunga misses with a body shot.
Castrello lands a jab to the nose.
Bunga throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Bunga avoids a kick to the body.
Bunga tried to counter with a leg kick but Castrello avoided it.
Nice uppercut lands for Bunga. That snapped Castrello's head back.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bunga counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello tries a low kick but Bunga avoids it.
Bunga misses the shot to the body.
Bunga blocks the body kick.
Bunga looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Castrello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bunga counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice combination there by Bunga. #ROC#
Castrello is rocked!
Castrello is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bunga rather than just go for the knockout.
Bunga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrello.
Castrello is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunga finish him?
A nice combination there by Bunga.
Castrello swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bunga counters with a nice body shot.
Castrello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunga scores with a counter punch that sends Castrello to the canvas! Bunga smells blood - he's punishing Castrello with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Castrello has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Bunga!

Event: gc112
Date: Aug 27, 2016

#R1#
Castrello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castrello wants to clinch up but BigBranch keeps it at a distance.
It looked like BigBranch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD#
BigBranch manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Castrello on his heels. He'll look to pass Castrello's guard now, I'm sure.
Castrello is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and BigBranch dives into side control.
BigBranch throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BigBranch misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Castrello taking a bit of punishment here - BigBranch scoring with strikes.
BigBranch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castrello keeps working.
Castrello is pushing BigBranch's head away, looking to escape. BigBranch manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BigBranch working the body and head with strikes.
BigBranch throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T1#
BigBranch wants to control but Castrello is keeping him busy.
An elbow from BigBranch crashes against the mat.
Castrello is pushing BigBranch's head away, looking to escape. BigBranch manages to hold on to the position though.
BigBranch controls the position.
Castrello wants to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by BigBranch.
BigBranch trying to control the position but Castrello is working away.
Castrello is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, BigBranch asserts his dominance and retains side control.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Castrello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BigBranch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castrello throws a combination that misses
and BigBranch counters with an inside leg kick.
BigBranch defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BigBranch.
BigBranch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castrello slips under a jab from BigBranch.
Castrello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BigBranch is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Castrello.
BigBranch avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL2#
Castrello gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
BigBranch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
BigBranch prevents a body shot from Castrello. #T3#
BigBranch has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
BigBranch takes an elbow to the temple.
BigBranch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castrello lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
BigBranch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castrellos head.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
BigBranch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from BigBranch.
BigBranch struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
BigBranch has Castrello pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Castrello manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
BigBranch prevents a body shot from Castrello.
A short left from Castrello.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but BigBranch uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from BigBranch.
Castrello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as BigBranch controls his hands. #T4#
BigBranch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
BigBranch misses with a punch on the inside.
BigBranch digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
BigBranch misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but BigBranch avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello lands with a right to the head.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but BigBranch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
BigBranch dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello tries a body shot but BigBranch blocks it.
Castrello blocks a body shot from BigBranch.
Nice body punch from Castrello.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BigBranch is defending well for now.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but BigBranch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Twiggy BigBranch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Castrello throws a leg kick that misses.
Castrello moves out of range of the strikes.
Castrello fakes a jab and throws a low kick but BigBranch checks it well.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello missing with a left hand there. BigBranch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
BigBranch misses with a low kick.
BigBranch tries to work over Castrello's front leg with a kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello misses with a hook to the body
and BigBranch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Castrello thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Castrello clinches up with BigBranch and pushes him back against the cage.
BigBranch lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
BigBranch digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Castrello.
Castrello tries a body shot but BigBranch blocks it. #T1#
Castrello blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from BigBranch.
BigBranch takes an elbow to the temple.
Castrello works on BigBranch's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from BigBranch fails to land.
BigBranch struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
BigBranch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
BigBranch lands a nice uppercut.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BigBranch is defending well for now.
Castrello lands an elbow just above BigBranch 's eye.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BigBranch is defending well for now.
BigBranch scores with a hook to the body.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
BigBranch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
A short left from BigBranch. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from BigBranch.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
BigBranch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castrello blocking some punches. #BC#
BigBranch breaks the clinch.
Castrello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch but BigBranch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castrello scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
BigBranch is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Castrello's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
BigBranch connects with a body shot.
BigBranch closes the distance and clinches up with Castrello, looking for a takedown. BigBranch pushes Castrello against the cage but Castrello circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Castrello swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
BigBranch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
BigBranch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
BigBranch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello lands a nice shot that snaps BigBranch's head back.
BigBranch is looking to score with low kicks.#TD#
BigBranch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castrello's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Castrello wants to stand and escape but BigBranch is having none of it.
BigBranch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
BigBranch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castrello is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst BigBranch is controlling him.
BigBranch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Castrello is looking to stand up but BigBranch isn't so interested in that idea. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
BigBranch is working Castrello over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
BigBranch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Castrello preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
BigBranch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as BigBranch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castrello wants to stand but BigBranch is controlling the position.
Castrello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Castrello wants to stand and escape but BigBranch is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Castrello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twiggy BigBranch dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
BigBranch tries a low kick but Castrello avoids it.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
BigBranch fires out a quick counter leg kick but Castrello just manages to avoid it.
BigBranch connects with a solid leg kick.
Castrello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. BigBranch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
BigBranch has his takedown stuffed
and Castrello counters with a straight right hand.
BigBranch throws out a loose jab but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello swinging wildly here.
BigBranch half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL2#
BigBranch tries to keep at a distance but Castrello has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from BigBranch - that landed with a thud.
Castrello pushes BigBranch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Castrello. #T1#
BigBranch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
BigBranch working aggressively here.
Cullen Castrello seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
BigBranch working aggressively here.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has BigBranch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
BigBranch throws a head punch that misses.
BigBranch misses with a body punch.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped BigBranch in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello misses with a hook from the clinch.
BigBranch takes a knee right on the jaw!
BigBranch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
BigBranch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
BigBranch misses with a hook to the ribs.
BigBranch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
BigBranch trying to control the position but instead, Castrello has worked for underhooks and has pushed BigBranch into the cage.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Castrello crunches a lovely knee into BigBranch's ribcage.
BigBranch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castrello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BigBranch can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for BigBranch.
Castrello putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has BigBranch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castrello working BigBranch over with knees to the body.
BigBranch tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
BigBranch takes a shot to the head.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Castrello works on BigBranch's body with a couple of short punches.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of BigBranch's head.
BigBranch misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BigBranch is defending well for now.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through BigBranch's defenses. #T3#
BigBranch tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing BigBranch back against the cage.
Castrello looking to stall.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castrello lands an elbow just above BigBranch 's eye.
BigBranch can't break the clinch.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
BigBranch blocks a body shot from Castrello.
BigBranch digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castrello as BigBranch tries to tie him up.
Castrello prevents a body shot from BigBranch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Castrello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but BigBranch blocks it with crossed arms. #T4#
BigBranch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from BigBranch.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
BigBranch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello prevents a body shot from BigBranch.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from BigBranch.
Castrello is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Castrello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of BigBranchs head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello prevents a body shot from BigBranch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
BigBranch swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Twiggy BigBranch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BigBranch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think BigBranch 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Twiggy BigBranch!
Twiggy BigBranch decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: gc110
Date: Aug 12, 2016

#R1#
Castrello throws a push kick but Chambers slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chambers! But no joy.
Castrello lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Chambers.
Castrello misses with a body punch
and Chambers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castrello takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Castrello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castrello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Castrello rushes Chambers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Chambers.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Chambers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Castrello avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Castrello working aggressively here.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chambers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castrello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chambers swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Chambers blocks the elbow strike.
Chambers blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Chambers takes an elbow to the temple.
Chambers blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Chambers shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castrello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chambers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chambers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chambers fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Chambers has Castrello pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chambers pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Castrello tumbling to the mat - Chambers dives into Castrello's guard.
Chambers throwing strikes from guard but Castrello blocks nicely.
Chambers won't allow Castrello to get back to his feet. #T2#
Chambers cracks Castrello with a solid left hand.
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!
Chambers prevents Castrello from getting back to his feet.
Chambers chips away with some ground and pound.
Castrello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chambers throws an elbow that misses. Castrello uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chambers's guard. Nice move by Castrello!#REVR#
Castrello wants to get up but he can't break Chambers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chambers looking for a sweep. Not yet Chambers, not yet.
Chambers has a closed guard, preventing Castrello from standing up. #T3##SU#
Castrello stands and steps away. Chambers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Castrello digs a good hook to Chambers's body.
Chambers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Chambers.
Castrello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castrello lands with a good body shot.
Castrello lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chambers circles away quickly and effectively.
Castrello clobbers Chambers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chambers checks a leg kick nicely.
Chambers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castrello on the side of the head.
Chambers throws a looping overhand right but Castrello ducks down to avoid it.
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.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
letting Castrello counter with a right hand.
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chambers.
Chambers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T4#
Chambers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chambers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Castrello misses the target.
Chambers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castrello looks to land a body kick but Chambers moved away.
Castrello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chambers scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chambers is defended easily by Castrello.
Castrello lands the left hand.
Castrello scores with a jab. Chambers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Chambers misses with a straight right.
Chambers misses with an uppercut. Castrello saw that one coming.
Chambers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chambers moves out of range of the body kick from Castrello. #CL#
Castrello forces Chambers back against the cage and clinches.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chambers's elbow.
Chambers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Chambers is working Castrello over against the cage.
Chambers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chambers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castrello prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of Chambers's head.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Castrello using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
Castrello blocking some punches. #T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Chambers has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Chambers misses with the head strike.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Chambers in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chambers is defending well for now.
Chambers struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Chambers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Chambers 's eye.
Chambers stalling in the clinch but Castrello improves position.
Chambers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castrello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chambers digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Chambers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castrello lands with a light punch inside.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Chambers gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Chambers has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Castrello seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chambers can turn it around.
Chambers misses with some punches.
Chambers looking to stall.
Chambers is looking to take this one to the mat.
Castrello's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castrello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chambers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Chambers.
Castrello misses with a knee strike.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chambers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chambers has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Chambers shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chambers is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chambers can do to turn this around?
Chambers misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Chambers controls the action.
Chambers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello tries a body shot but Chambers blocks it.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
Chambers prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Chambers.
Cullen Castrello has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castrello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chambers.
Chambers blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello. #ROC#
Chambers is rocked!
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Chambers is still on wobbly legs! Can Castrello finish him?
A body shot lands from Chambers.
Castrello lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Castrello lands a big right hand that drops Chambers! The killer instinct kicks in and Castrello finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Castrello!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cullen Castrello!
A very excited looking Cullen Castrello made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: gc107
Date: Jul 23, 2016

#R1#
Stove with a nice cross.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stove avoids a kick to the body.
Stove closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stove lands a slapping body shot.
Castrello tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castrello has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Stove blocks a jab.
Stove swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Stove ducks down to avoid it.
Stove is looking for a counter combo.
Stove with a nice cross.
Stove with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castrello to score with a decent uppercut.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stove paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stove appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stove throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stove connects with a body shot.
Castrello tries to clinch there but Stove circles away.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Stove ducks down to avoid it.
Stove throws a big counter combination but Castrello scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Stove appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL2#
Stove tries to keep at a distance but Castrello has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Stove tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
A short uppercut from Castrello.
Stove has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Castrello connects with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Steffan Stove has been cut.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Stove misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Castrello.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castrello obliges.
A short left from Stove.
Stove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stove backwards.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castrello tries a body shot but Stove blocks it. #BC#
Stove's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castrello tests Stove's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stove scores with the left hand. Castrello knows he should have avoided that one. #T2#
Stove shoots in but no luck this time.
Castrello throws a nice head kick!
Stove connects with a body shot that sends Castrello's belly button to the back.
Stove digs a good hook to Castrello's body.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stove takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Castrello lands a jab to the nose.#ROC2#
Stove is rocked!#CL2#
Castrello closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Stove is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castrello lands a body shot.
Castrello is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Castrello creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Stove! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Castrello.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cullen Castrello!
A relieved looking Cullen Castrello thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Steffan Stove had this to say: 'Some devil possessions CANT be excorcised...'.

Event: gc104
Date: Jul 02, 2016

#R1#
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stove.
Castrello throws a head kick but Stove moves out of range.
Castrello stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stove.
Castrello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stove has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Castrello lands a lovely overhand right.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castrello throws a low kick but Stove moves out of range easily.
Castrello lands a jab to the nose.#CL#
Castrello darts in and clinches Stove up against the cage.
Stove blocks an elbow strike.
Stove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stove is working Castrello over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Stove controls the action.
A short right from Castrello.
Stove working aggressively here.
Stove taking a breather.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Stove. #T1#
Castrello lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
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 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Stove prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Stove dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello misses with some punches.
Stove on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stove.
Castrello tries to work over Stove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stove avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Stove managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Stove is trying to stall.
Stove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stove avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.#T2#
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stove's defenses.
Stove digs a right hand underneath Castrello's ribcage. Castrello let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stove takes a shot to the head.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stove misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Stove dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stove lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stove displaying some good clinch control by pressing Castrello up against the cage.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stove's elbow.
Castrello stalling. #T3##BC2#
Stove manages to break the clinch.
Castrello lands a high kick! #CUT#
It looks like Steffan Stove has been cut.
Castrello misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL#
Castrello gets a clinch.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Stove.
Stove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Stove avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Stove as the two fighters clinch.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Stove can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but Stove blocks it.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Stove.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello working Stove over with knees to the body.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
Stove gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stove's brow. #T4#
Stove lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Stove avoids the damage to the body.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Stove misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Castrello.
Stove can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Castrello.
Stove digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Castrello tries a body shot but Stove blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castrello takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steffan Stove's cut.
That's time! Castrello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Castrello's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stove connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castrello scrambles back to his feet.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello misses the jab.
Castrello tries to clinch but Stove is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stove listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Castrello doesn't manage to clinch there - Stove circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Stove misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stove.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stove was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Castrello has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello pushes Stove back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stove taking a breather.
Stove is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stove leaning against his opponent.
Castrello misses with a punch on the inside.
Stove misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Stove avoids the damage to the body.
Stove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stove avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Castrello lands with a left to the head.
Stove lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stove blocks the elbow strike.
Stove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stove misses with a body punch.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Stove is trying to maintain a safe position but Castrello gets an underhook and turns Stove into the cage.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Stove leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Stove blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Stove misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but Stove blocks it.
Stove misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stove can do to turn this around?
Stove misses with the head strike. #T2#
Stove throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Stove.
Stove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Stove misses with some punches.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stove backwards.
Stove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Stove breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Castrello darts in and clinches Stove up against the cage.
Stove takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stove working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stove stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stove tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Stove avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body. #T3#
Stove blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Stove in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but Stove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stove misses with a punch to the body.
Stove scores with a shoulder strike.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cullen Castrello has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stove misses with a body punch.
Stove throws a head punch that misses.
Stove blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Castrello's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Stove.
Stove makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses. #T4#
The referee is keeping an eye on Stove - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short body shot lands from Stove as the two fighters clinch.
Castrello using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stove has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stove misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stove lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stove.
A right handed body shot lands from Stove.
Good body shot from Stove.
Stove is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steffan Stove's cut.
That's time! Castrello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Stove fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stove throws a head kick but Castrello moves out of range.
Castrello throws a body kick that misses.
Stove sizes up Castrello with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castrello missing with a left hand there. Stove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stove connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castrello needs to keep his hands up - Stove had a free shot at his head there.
Castrello misses with a hook. Stove ducked under it nicely.
Castrello gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stove throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stove lands a glancing blow to the side of Castrello's head.
Stove takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stove looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castrello is fending him off so far but Stove persists. Nope, Castrello circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Stove misses with a left hand
and Stove takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castrello thuds his shin into the meat of Stove's side.
Stove tries to close the distance and clinch but Castrello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1#
Stove tests Castrello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stove paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castrello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stove was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
Castrello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castrello takes a swing at Stove's ribcage but misses.
Stove smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castrello walks into a jab.
Stove thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castrello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stove circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castrello keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steffan Stove seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Stove was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castrello checks the leg kick.#T2##CL2#
Stove gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
A right hand to the body from Stove.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stove tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Stove back against the cage.
Stove avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Stove tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello with a knee to the head.
Stove softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stove avoids it.
Stove tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stove can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Stove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stove fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Stove misses with a body punch.
Stove can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello lands with a short shot to the head.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stove in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stove wants to stall.
Stove managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Stove dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stove.
Stove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Stove avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Stove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stove is working Castrello over against the cage.
Steffan Stove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castrello blocking some punches. #T4#
Stove digs a right hand underneath Castrello's ribcage. Castrello let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stove misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stove lands with a short shot to the head.
Stove tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Stove back against the cage.
Stove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Stove controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stove takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Stove on the inside.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Stove scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Stove. #BC2#
Stove escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stove is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Castrello feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Castrello checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steffan Stove comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: gc101
Date: Jun 11, 2016

#R1#
Karlo throws a body kick that misses.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castrello throws a body punch but Karlo moves out of range.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
Castrello displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karlo.
Castrello getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karlo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karlo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello lands a head kick. Karlo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Castrello slips under a jab from Karlo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castrello! But no joy.
Karlo misses with a low kick.
Castrello throws a body punch but Karlo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
Castrello throws a combination. Karlo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Castrello moves out of range of the body kick from Karlo.
Karlo tries a low kick but Castrello avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlo misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Castrello misses.
Castrello throws a push kick but Karlo slaps the foot to one side. #T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Castrello.
Castrello lands a really nice looking cross but Karlo seems unphased.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlo throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
Karlo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castrello takes one to the side of the head.
Castrello avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karlo scores with a punch to the head.
Castrello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karlo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karlo moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
Castrello lands with a cross.
Karlo lands a really nice looking cross but Castrello seems unphased.
Good exchange - Karlo coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello lands a leg kick that knocks Karlo off balance momentarily.
Castrello fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Karlo misses the target.#T2#
Castrello avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karlo misses with a hook. Castrello ducked under it nicely.
Karlo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karlo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castrello tries to avoid it but Karlo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castrello to the ground. Castrello escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karlo throws out a loose jab but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlo misses with a low kick as Castrello jumps back.
Castrello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karlo tries a low kick but Castrello avoids it.
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Castrello enables Karlo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Castrello manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Karlo wants to control from the top but Castrello keeps moving.
Karlo stops Castrello from standing up.
Karlo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Karlo trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Castrello manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#BC#
Karlo manages to break the clinch.
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlo.
Karlo moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
Karlo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Karlo moves out of range of the body kick.
Castrello tries to clinch up but Karlo circles away and keeps his distance.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castrello misses with a straight left.
Castrello drops his hands momentarily and Karlo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castrello throws a body shot but no joy.
Karlo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Castrello throws out a powerful jab.
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Karlo is out of range.
Karlo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Karlo.
Castrello is looking to clinch.
Karlo looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Castrello lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Karlo throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
Karlo slips a jab from Castrello.
Castrello misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castrello. That's going to slow Karlo down.
Karlo throws a push kick but Castrello slaps the foot to one side.
Karlo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Castrello counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karlo's knee momentarily.
Karlo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Karlo lands a jab to Castrello's midsection.
Karlo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karlo moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello throws a head kick but Karlo moves out of range.
Karlo throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
Karlo tests Castrello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlo throwing a counter right hand but Castrello manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD#
Castrello gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Castrello is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castrello preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karlo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Karlo throwing strikes from guard but Castrello blocks nicely.
Karlo stops Castrello from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castrello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karlo trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom. #T1#
Castrello wants to stand but Karlo is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castrello slaps away a takedown attempt from Karlo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlo throws out the jab.
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karlo tries to counter by clinching up but Castrello breaks away and moves out of range.
Karlo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karlo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karlo lands with a straight right. Castrello didn't see that one coming.
Karlo throws out a loose jab but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karlo finds it's way round the side to connect with Castrello's head.
Castrello lands with a straight right. Karlo didn't see that one coming.
Karlo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castrello.
Castrello staying out of range there.#T2#
Karlo misses with a body kick.
Castrello misses with a kick to the body.
Karlo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castrello stuns Karlo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castrello circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Castrello misses.
Castrello leaves Karlo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Karlo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlo takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Castrello on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Castrello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Castrello throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Karlo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castrello.
Karlo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Karlo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castrello but Castrello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Castrello digs a good body shot into Karlo's ribs.
Castrello misses with a body kick.
Karlo dives in for a single leg takedown but Castrello sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T3#
Castrello tries to clinch up.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Karlo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karlo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Castrello - the referee stops the clock and Karlo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Castrello. Karlo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Castrello in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Karlo misses with a leg kick.
Castrello closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Castrello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karlo throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
Castrello scores with a nice body kick.
Castrello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karlo's calf.
Karlo thows a leg kick but Castrello checks it
and Castrello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karlo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
Castrello throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karlo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castrello bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T4#
Castrello avoids the body shot from Karlo.
Karlo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Karlo misses with a low kick.
Karlo throws a looping overhand right but Castrello ducks down to avoid it.
Karlo lands with a cross.
Karlo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Castrello follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Castrello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karlo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Castrello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Castrello pushes Karlo up against the cage in a clinch.
Castrello tries a body shot but Karlo blocks it.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Karlo on the inside.
Karlo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlo.
Karlo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Castrello displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castrello keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karlo swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
Karlo throws a counter high kick but Castrello was just alert enough to avoid it.
Castrello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL2#
Castrello moves into the clinch.
Karlo working aggressively here.
Karlo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karlo pushes Castrello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karlo takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Mario Karlo has been cut.
Karlo scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Karlo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karlo is looking to control Castrello's arms but Castrello gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karlo has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karlo scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello lands a shot to the body.#T1#
Karlo throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlo managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlo.
Castrello lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karlo backwards.
A short right from Castrello.
Karlo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Karlo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karlo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karlo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Castrello lands with a right to the head.
Castrello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlo looking to slow down the pace here.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Mario Karlo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##BC#
Karlo breaks from the clinch.
Castrello connects with a solid leg kick.
Castrello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karlo lands a head shot.
A cross from Karlo lands.#CL2#
Castrello moves into the clinch.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlo is defending well for now.
Karlo is struggling to control the position.
Karlo blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
Karlo trying to stall but Castrello improves his position.
Karlo cracks Castrello with a nice body shot.
Karlo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
A short uppercut from Castrello.
Castrello scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Karlo slows down the pace here.
Karlo misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karlo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Karlo avoids the damage to the body.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castrello prevents the takedown attempt. #BC#
Karlo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karlo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karlo blocks a head kick by Castrello.
Karlo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlo. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castrello swivels and escapes.
Castrello steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Karlo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karlo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castrello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello checks the leg kick.
Karlo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T4#
Sloppy strikes from Castrello. Those never looked like landing.
Karlo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castrello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karlo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karlo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlo.
Castrello lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karlo backs up against the cage.
Castrello lands with a kick to the temple. Karlo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Karlo throws a lazy uppercut
and Castrello counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karlo misses with a low kick.
Castrello lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Castrello.#CL2#
Castrello instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlo lands a right hand.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlo is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Castrello winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
A victorious Cullen Castrello thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: gc98
Date: May 21, 2016

#R1#
Small throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castrello sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Small instigates a clinch.
Small wants a takedown but no success here.
Castrello lands a nice knee to the body.
Small has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castrello after a bit of a struggle.
Small blocks an uppercut.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castrello.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Small has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Castrello regains guard immediately.
Castrello wants to get back to his feet but Small is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castrello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Castrello is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Small is controlling him.
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
Small trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castrello has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Small controls from within his opponent's guard.
Small wants to control from the top but Castrello keeps moving.
Small stops Castrello from standing up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Castrello circles away from the clinch attempt
and Small takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Small throws a hook but Castrello blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Castrello misses the target.
Small misses with a double jab.
Small fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've been informed that Small has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Small lands a glancing blow to the side of Castrello's head.
Castrello swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Small misses with a straight left.
Small throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Small tries to clinch up but Castrello circles away and keeps his distance.
Small throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Castrello finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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.#TD2#
Small closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Castrello regains half guard there - taking advantage of Small's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Castrello pushes Small off looking to stand but Small dives back in and keeps control. #T3#
Small tries to pass to full mount but Castrello defends it.
Castrello is not content to let Small control the position.#ES#
Castrello manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Small keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #TD2#
Castrello is fighting off a takedown attempt but Small is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Castrello to the mat. Castrello regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Castrello wants to stand up but Small is controlling him.
Castrello trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#T4#
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
Castrello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Small trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castrello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Small tries to free his leg and advance position but Castrello is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Small.
Small avoids the body shot from Castrello. #TD2#
Small closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Small lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dixie Small will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Small swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
Castrello lands a nice shot to the body. #CL#
Small tries to keep at a distance but Castrello has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Small goes for a takedown attempt but Castrello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Castrello closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castrello scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Dixie Small has been cut.#T1##BC2#
Small breaks from the clinch.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Small manages to avoid it.#CL#
Castrello clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Small on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Small blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
Castrello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dixie Small.
Small goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castrello prevents it.
Small prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
Small goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castrello prevents it.
Small is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Small blocks an elbow strike.
Small looking for a takedown.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Small 's eye.
Small on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Small blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small wants a takedown but no success here.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Small shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello is struggling to control the position.
Small is looking for a takedown.#T3#
Castrello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Small changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castrello fights it off and pushes away nicely. #TD2#
Small 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.
Castrello wants to stand and escape but Small is having none of it.
Small trying to control the position from guard on top but Castrello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Small throws a strike but Castrello rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T4#
Castrello would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dixie Small's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Castrello throws a shot to the body.
Small misses with a looping left.
Castrello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Castrello scores with a kick to the body.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castrello tries to bum rush Small with a series of wild strikes but Small uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Small throws a looping overhand right but Castrello ducks down to avoid it.
Small throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castrello scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Small lands a head shot.
Small connects with a nice looking jab.
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
Castrello misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello with a nice cross.
Castrello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Castrello misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Small counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castrello throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Small can do to turn this around?
Castrello thows a leg kick but Small checks it #TD2#
and Small counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Small has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Still in half guard, Small seems content to control.
Small landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Small thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castrello's head.
Small throwing shots but Castrello is blocking nicely.
Small landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Castrello wants to get back to his feet.
Small looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Castrello is trying to stand.
Small lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T2#
Castrello pushes Small off looking to stand but Small dives back in and keeps control.
Castrello avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Small.
Castrello blocking the ground and pound attempt from Small.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Small sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castrello defending well though.
Small sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castrello defending well though.
Castrello is trying to stand. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Small 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.
Castrello connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Small momentarily.
Small 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.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello.
Small throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.#T3#
Small stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castrello.
Castrello lands with a kick to the ribs.
Castrello throws a head kick but Small moves out of range.
A nice side step and Small releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Castrello is looking to wear down Small with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Small defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
Small throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castrello's waist but Castrello gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Small off to one side. #TD2#
Small shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Castrello manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Castrello will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Small with a nice head shot there.
Small loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castrello wants to stand up but Small is controlling him. #ES#
Castrello manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Small has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castrello is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T4#
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Small avoids the damage to the body.
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!
Castrello landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
Castrello lands a good knee to the midsection. Small won't want to take too many of those.
Small takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
Small takes an elbow to the temple.
Small tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dixie Small.
Small tries to score a body lock takedown but Castrello shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Castrello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Small.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
A very excited looking Cullen Castrello made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Dixie Small was interviewed post fight and said 'It was a good win, but nevertheless, I'll still be bringing home my opponent's girl . Don't feel left out man. And as usual, we'll be making a pov video for all you fans out there. Sayonara'.

Event: gc93
Date: Apr 16, 2016

#R1#
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Chisholm lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Chisholm.#CL#
Castrello takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Chisholm avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
We've been informed that Chisholm has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chisholm lands with a short shot to the head.
Castrello pushes Chisholm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chisholm digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Chisholm managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Chisholm pushes Castrello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Chisholm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chisholm managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chisholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Chisholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chisholm misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Chisholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Chisholm back against the cage.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Chisholm.
Castrello will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chisholm up against the cage.
Chisholm misses with some punches.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Chisholm controls the action.
Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello gets through Chisholm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chisholm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chisholm throws a head punch that misses.
Chisholm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chisholm.
Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm lands with a right to the head.
Chisholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Chisholm.
Chisholm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Chisholm.
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!
A right hand to the body from Chisholm.
Chisholm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
A right hand to the body from Chisholm.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chisholm - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chisholm misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of Chisholm's head.
Chisholm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Chisholm.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chisholm lands with a right to the head.
Chisholm misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello. #T3#
Castrello misses with some punches.
Chisholm stalling against the cage.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Chisholm leaning his opponent against the cage.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land.
Chisholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chisholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Chisholm lands a shoulder strike.
Castrello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
Castrello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chisholms head.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chisholm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Castrello takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Chisholm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Chisholm controlling the action here for a moment.
Chisholm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chisholm scores with a hook to the body.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chisholm blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Chisholm prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Chisholm tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Chisholm back against the cage.
Chisholm stalling in the clinch but Castrello improves position.
Chisholm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chisholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chisholm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Chisholm.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Castrello utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ambrose Chisholm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Castrello stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chisholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castrello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chisholm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chisholm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chisholm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chisholm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chisholm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chisholm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Castrello was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Castrello slips under a jab from Chisholm.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Castrello connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chisholm's hands.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Chisholm moved out of range.
Castrello missing with a left hand there. Chisholm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chisholm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Chisholm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chisholm.
Chisholm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chisholm. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chisholm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castrello rather than just go for the knockout.
Chisholm lands with an overhand left.#T1#
Castrello staying out of range there.
A big left from Chisholm misses.
Castrello lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chisholm throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Castrello misses.
A shot to the body from Castrello misses
letting Chisholm counter with a right hand.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chisholm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castrello throws a leg kick
and Chisholm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Castrello throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Castrello ducks right into an uppercut from Chisholm.
Chisholm throws a series of punches but Castrello moves out of range.
Chisholm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chisholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
Castrello throws a push kick but Chisholm slaps the foot to one side.
Castrello misses with a body shot.
Chisholm throws a low kick, looking for Castrello's leg but Castrello calmly moves out of range.
Chisholm lands a leg kick that knocks Castrello off balance momentarily.
Chisholm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castrello circles away quickly and effectively.#T2#
A low kick from Castrello misses
and Chisholm counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chisholm wants to slow Castrello down by chopping away at his legs.
Chisholm loads up on a big right hand but Castrello slips the punch.
Chisholm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castrello connects with a crisp jab.
Chisholm misses with a wild body shot.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Chisholm keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castrello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castrello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chisholm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castrello has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castrello scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castrello throws a right hand that Chisholm ducks under and follows up with a left that Chisholm also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Chisholm misses.
Good leg kick by Castrello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #T3##CL#
Castrello rushes Chisholm and presses him up against the cage.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Ambrose Chisholm has been cut.
Chisholm blocks an uppercut.
Castrello using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chisholm stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chisholm.
Castrello lands with a left to the head.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chisholm.
Castrello connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castrello.
Chisholm scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Castrello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chisholm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chisholm pushes Castrello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chisholm scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Chisholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castrello.
Castrello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chisholm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Chisholm.
Castrello lands a nice knee to the body.
Castrello scores with a knee to the head.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chisholm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castrello works on Chisholm's body with a couple of short punches.
Castrello presses Chisholm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Chisholm shrugs off.
Chisholm takes an elbow to the temple.
Chisholm pushes Castrello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chisholm taking a breather.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chisholm is breathing heavily.
Chisholm taking a breather.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ambrose Chisholm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ambrose Chisholm's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Chisholm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castrello circles away quickly and effectively.
Chisholm takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Chisholm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castrello tries to clinch but Chisholm moves away
and Chisholm counters with a nice leg kick.
Chisholm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castrello misses with a looping left.
Castrello clobbers Chisholm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chisholm misses with a low kick.
Chisholm sizes up Castrello with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chisholm swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chisholm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castrello.
Chisholm scores with a sloppy right hand. Castrello should have avoided that one.
Chisholm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castrello checks it well.
A jab from Castrello does it's job there.
An inside leg kick from Chisholm misses.
Castrello throws a quick counter kick to the body but Chisholm avoids it.
Chisholm with a nice cross.#T1#
Chisholm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Castrello. Beautiful body shot.
Castrello throws a series of strikes that have Chisholm backpedaling.
Chisholm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castrello. That did some damage!
Castrello fails to land with a series of punches.
Chisholm blocks a head kick by Castrello.
Chisholm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chisholm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castrello's hands.
A left and a right from Chisholm both land. Nice combination.
Castrello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chisholm. That did some damage!
Castrello closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chisholm throws a chopping leg kick but Castrello manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chisholm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Chisholm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castrello scores with a leg kick.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castrello lands a nice shot to the body.
Castrello takes a swing at Chisholm's ribcage but misses.
Chisholm cracks the inside of Castrello's front leg.
Chisholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castrello.
Chisholm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ambrose Chisholm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castrello tries to clinch but Chisholm moves out of range.
Castrello misses with a looping left.
Chisholm lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chisholm tests Castrello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castrello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Castrello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chisholm.
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chisholm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T3#
A head kick misses from Chisholm.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Chisholm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castrello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some bone on bone action there as Castrello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Chisholm keeps it at a distance.
Castrello digs a good hook to Chisholm's body.
Chisholm scores with a kick to the body.
Chisholm connects with a body shot that sends Castrello's belly button to the back.
Chisholm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chisholm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castrello has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castrello throws a solid leg kick but Chisholm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castrello.
Castrello scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chisholm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Chisholm misses with a straight right. #T4#
Castrello scores with a nice strike.
Castrello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chisholm.
Castrello checks the leg kick nicely there.
A quick step to the side and Castrello tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Castrello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chisholm cracks Castrello with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chisholm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castrello scores with a body shot.
Chisholm misses with a series of wild punches.
Chisholm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Chisholm, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL#
Chisholm tries to keep at a distance but Castrello has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castrello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Castrello.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ambrose Chisholm.
I've got Chisholm winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

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