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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cullen Castrello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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