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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ellis Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ellis Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Castro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wyatt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castro scores with a head kick. Wyatt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Ellis Wyatt has been cut.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Castro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wyatt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wyatt clinches up against the cage.
Wyatt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
Wyatt lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
Wyatt scores with a knee to the head.
Castro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wyatt after a bit of a struggle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro struggles to land a body shot inside as Wyatt controls his hands.
Castro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wyatt uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Castro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wyatt wants to get up but he can't break Castro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Castro tries to stall but Wyatt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Castro takes an elbow to the temple.
Wyatt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wyatt lands a nice knee to the body.
Castro looks gassed!
Wyatt landing knees to the body.
Castro managing to block the knees to the body from Wyatt.
Castro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wyatt connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyatt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wyatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Wyatt lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
Wyatt tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
Wyatt lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
Wyatt lands a nice knee to the body.
Wyatt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Wyatt crunches a lovely knee into Castro's ribcage.
Wyatt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wyatt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Wyatt with a knee to the head.
Wyatt misses with a knee to the head.
Wyatt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Wyatt lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
Wyatt scores a nice knee to the body.
Castro avoiding damage as Wyatt throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wyatt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wyatt landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Wyatt.
Wyatt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wyatt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wyatt connects with a knee to the head.
Wyatt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Wyatt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
Wyatt missing with knees to the body.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wyatt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Castro tries to score a body lock takedown but Wyatt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ellis Wyatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Castro.
Castro avoiding damage as Wyatt throws knees to the body.
Wyatt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wyatt landing knees to the head.
Castro is working for takedown but Wyatt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wyatt scores a nice knee to the body.
Wyatt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wyatt.
Wyatt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro managing to block the knees to the body from Wyatt.
Wyatt scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wyatt obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wyatt lands a nice knee to the body.
Wyatt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castro's efforts to push away.
Wyatt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellis Wyatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ellis Wyatt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wyatt moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
Castro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wyatt swivels and escapes.
Wyatt has Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
Castro is trying to pull guard but Wyatt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wyatt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
Wyatt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wyatt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wyatt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castro's efforts to push away.
Wyatt trying to land knees to the body.
Wyatt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Castro managing to block the knees to the body from Wyatt.
Wyatt crunches a lovely knee into Castro's ribcage.
Castro takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt landing knees to the head.
Wyatt missing with knees to the body.
Wyatt scores a nice knee to the body.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wyatt lands a knee to the body.
Wyatt scores a nice knee to the body.
Wyatt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wyatt misses with a knee strike.
Wyatt lands a nice knee to the body.
Wyatt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ellis Wyatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Castro.
Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wyatt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wyatt.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wyatt throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ellis Wyatt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wyatt connects with a knee to the head.
Castro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castro has Wyatt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wyatt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wyatt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wyatt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castro's face.
Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castro avoiding damage as Wyatt throws knees to the body.
Castro managing to block the knees to the body from Wyatt.
Wyatt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wyatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castro can do to turn this around?
Castro tries to score a body lock takedown but Wyatt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Castro looking to stall.
Wyatt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wyatt lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wyatt tries a knee to the head but Castro blocks it.
Wyatt lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
Wyatt scores with a knee to the head.
Castro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wyatt crunches a lovely knee into Castro's ribcage.
Wyatt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Castro missing with knees to the body.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Wyatt has him pressed against the cage.
Wyatt lands an elbow inside that Castro shrugs off.
Castro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wyatt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt lands a knee to the body.
Wyatt with a knee to the head.
Wyatt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castro blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wyatt.
Wyatt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Castro wants to get back to striking at distance but Wyatt won't allow it.
Wyatt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
Wyatt tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
Wyatt landing knees to the body.
Castro looking to stall.
Wyatt trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyatt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro avoiding damage as Wyatt throws knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellis Wyatt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ellis Wyatt's cut.
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!
Wyatt is looking to clinch.
Wyatt gets tackled into the cage by Castro. Castro maintains the clinch.
Wyatt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Castro avoiding damage as Wyatt throws knees to the body.
Wyatt tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
Wyatt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castro jumps guard but Wyatt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wyatt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wyatt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wyatt looking to throw knees to the head but Castro is blocking nicely.
Castro lands a body punch.
Castro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wyatt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Wyatt tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wyatt tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wyatt doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
Wyatt is looking to clinch.
Ellis Wyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyatt forces Castro back against the cage and clinches.
Wyatt missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wyatt.
Wyatt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Wyatt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Castro can't break the clinch.
Castro manages to pull guard.
Wyatt wants to stand and escape but instead Castro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Castro throwing strikes but missing.
Wyatt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castro on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro trying to control but Wyatt is working from the bottom.
Castro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ben Castro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wyatt wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
Wyatt moves into the clinch.
Wyatt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Wyatt.
Wyatt working Castro over with knees to the body.
Wyatt scores a nice knee to the body.
Wyatt trying to land knees to the body.
Wyatt lands an elbow that stopped Castro in his tracks for a moment.
Wyatt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wyatt scores a nice knee to the body.
Wyatt landing knees to the head.
Wyatt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wyatt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Castro avoiding damage as Wyatt throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castro blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro managing to block the knees to the body from Wyatt.
Wyatt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wyatt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Wyatt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Castro wants to get back to striking at distance but Wyatt won't allow it.
Wyatt missing with knees to the body.
Wyatt prevents a body shot from Castro.
Castro is trying to push Wyatt away but Wyatt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ellis Wyatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Castro.
Wyatt lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyatt lands an elbow that stopped Castro in his tracks for a moment.
Wyatt tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
Ben Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wyatt throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ellis Wyatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wyatt, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ellis Wyatt!
Ellis Wyatt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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