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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Castillas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Natua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agustin Castillas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Castillas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Natua!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natua tries to clinch there but Castillas circles away.
Natua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castillas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castillas throws a series of punches but Natua avoids them all with ease.
Natua tries to clinch up.
Castillas misses with a wild combination.
Natua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillas.
Castillas takes a swing at Natua's ribcage but misses.
Castillas swats away the attempt to clinch by Natua.
Natua wants to clinch.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castillas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natua tries to clinch but Castillas moves out of range.
Castillas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castillas catches Natua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Natua closes the distance and clinches up with Castillas, looking for a takedown. Natua pushes Castillas against the cage but Castillas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Castillas does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natua doesn't manage to clinch there - Castillas circles away.
Castillas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Natua. Natua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick from Natua lands but Castillas takes it in his stride.
Natua tries to clinch but Castillas is having none of it.
Castillas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Natua moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Castillas. No joy for Natua on that attempt.
Castillas misses with the combination.
Natua thuds his shin into the meat of Castillas's side.
Castillas lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castillas.
Natua tries to clinch up.
Natua moves into the clinch.
Castillas jumps guard but Natua stands there with Castillas around his waist. Castillas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Castillas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Natua smiles and moves away.
Castillas lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natua is looking to clinch but Castillas is avoiding it.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castillas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castillas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Natua rushes Castillas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Natua fails to pull guard.
Agustin Castillas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Natua.
Castillas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Natua uses from the top position.
Castillas trying to keep a closed guard but Natua is proving a slippery customer.
Castillas is breathing heavily.
Natua wants to control from the top but Castillas keeps moving.
Castillas is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillas keeping moving, preventing Natua from controlling successfully.
Castillas has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Natua has passed into side control.
Natua is looking to take a break and control but Castillas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castillas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Natua trying to control the action but Castillas is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Natua works to advance to full mount. Castillas defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Castillas regains half guard.
Natua wants to take a breather but Castillas is having none of it.
Castillas trying to control but Natua postures up.
Natua is trying to control the action in half guard but Castillas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agustin Castillas 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.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castillas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castillas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Natua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Natua tries to clinch but Castillas moves out of range.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castillas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Castillas takes a swing at Natua's ribcage but misses.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castillas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natua tries to clinch up but Castillas circles away and keeps his distance.
Castillas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Natua moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillas's corner calls for a 1-2. Castillas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castillas throws a looping overhand right but Natua ducks down to avoid it.
Natua closes the distance and clinches up with Castillas, looking for a takedown. Natua pushes Castillas against the cage but Castillas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Natua wants to clinch.
Natua doesn't manage to clinch there - Castillas circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natua has managed to clinch.
Natua tries to pull guard but Castillas won't allow it.
Agustin Castillas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Natua.
Natua fails to pull guard.
Natua fails to pull guard.
Natua tries for a takedown but Castillas manages to get underhooks.
Natua tries to pull guard but Castillas won't allow it.
Castillas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Natua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Castillas pulls guard.
Natua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castillas is keeping the position for now.
Castillas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castillas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Natua wanted to stand there but Castillas had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castillas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Castillas controlling the position easily from mount.
Natua is trying to escape the mount.
Castillas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Natua can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natua trying desperately to get to his feet.
Castillas has control of Natua's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Natua regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Natua is trying to escape the mount.
Castillas wants to finish this one by submission but Natua is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Castillas.
Castillas looking to secure an arm triangle but Natua defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Castillas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Natua can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Natua prevents Castillas from taking his back.
Castillas wants to get back to his feet but Natua is holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natua manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Natua gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agustin Castillas 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Natua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Natua is looking to clinch.
Castillas swats away the attempt to clinch by Natua.
Natua moves out of range of the strikes.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castillas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Natua fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natua shoots in looking for a takedown. Castillas tries to sprawl out of it but Natua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castillas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Castillas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Natua moves in looking to clinch but Castillas pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castillas leaves Natua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Natua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castillas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Natua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castillas slaps away a takedown attempt from Natua, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Agustin Castillas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Natua.
Castillas swinging wilding here.
Castillas misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Natua.
Castillas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castillas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castillas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Natua. Natua obviously looking to wear him down.
Castillas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castillas wants it to stay on the feet.
Castillas swats away the attempt to clinch by Natua.
Agustin Castillas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castillas swats away the attempt to clinch by Natua.
Natua shoots for a takedown but Castillas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Natua shoots in but Castillas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Natua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Natua pushes Castillas up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Natua missing with knees to the body.
Natua jumps into guard, dragging Castillas to the mat.
Natua working a defensive guard but Castillas manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Natua rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Castillas's guard! Nice work there by Natua!
Natua tries to stand but Castillas is controlling from the bottom.
Castillas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Natua is pushing down on Castillas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castillas is fighting to maintain full guard but Natua has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castillas actively working from the bottom here.
Castillas is trying to control but can't.
Natua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castillas trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Natua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castillas as he avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natua tries to clinch there but Castillas circles away.
Castillas keeps the fight on the outside.
Charlie Natua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agustin Castillas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Natua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 Agustin Castillas.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castillas, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agustin Castillas!
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FIGHT
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