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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakul Meyels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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182 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Castle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rakul Meyels! The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Castle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meyels wants to clinch up but Castle keeps it at a distance. Meyels tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meyels somewhat. Meyels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Dean Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fight stays on the outside here - Meyels looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Castle keeps the fight on the outside. Castle delivers a nice body kick. Castle throws a series of punches but Meyels avoids them all with ease. Castle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meyels fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Castle throws a series of punches but Meyels moves out of range. Meyels tries to clinch but Castle moves out of range. A punch combination from Castle misses. Castle connects with a body shot. Meyels looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round. Meyels avoids the head kick by Castle.
A good leg kick by Castle. Castle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meyels's sensitive parts. Dean Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Castle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Meyels blocks a head kick by Castle.
Meyels takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Rakul Meyels has been cut. Castle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Castle throws a series of punches but Meyels avoids them all with ease. Castle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meyels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Meyels crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Castle - the referee stops the clock and Meyels gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Castle. Meyels manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Castle lands with a right hand. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Castle!
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! Castle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meyels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Castle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Castle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meyels circles away quickly and effectively. Castle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Castle connects with a right hand. Meyels shakes it off. Castle with a body punch. A glancing blow. Castle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Castle. Castle scores with a leg kick.
Meyels takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Meyels takes a kick to the side of the head. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castle.
Meyels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Meyels fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Castle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Meyels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Castle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Castle misses with a two punch combination.
Meyels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Castle throws a quick inside leg kick. Castle dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Meyels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Castle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castle is looking to wear down Meyels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Castle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Castle swinging wilding here.
Castle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Castle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Meyels blocks a head kick by Castle.
Castle throws a nice outside leg kick. Castle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Castle. Castle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle lands a jab-cross combination. Castle throws a right and a left that both miss. Castle throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Meyels slips a jab and a cross from Castle.
Castle is working the combinations to good effect here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Castle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Castle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meyels's sensitive parts. Castle misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Castle dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rakul Meyels's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Castle lands a high kick!
Castle throws a head kick that half lands.
Castle throws a half hearted mid kick. Meyels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meyels tries to clinch up but Castle circles away and keeps his distance. A solid leg kick lands there for Castle.
Meyels tries to close the distance and clinch but Castle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Castle misses with a few strikes there.
Castle digs a good body shot into Meyels's ribs. Castle thumps Meyels with a low kick. Meyels fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castle. Meyels is breathing heavily. Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Left hook, right uppercut from Castle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Castle lands a right hook to the body.
Castle throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Castle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Castle looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyels is just out of range. Castle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Meyels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castle.
Castle scores with a jab to the head.
Meyels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dean Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A head kick from Castle lands but Meyels takes it in his stride. Castle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castle. Castle throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Castle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meyels's sensitive parts. Castle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meyels's calf. Castle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Castle scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Meyels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Castle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Castle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Castle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meyels on the side of the head. Meyels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Castle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castle pushes Meyels away with a front kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Castle. That's going to slow Meyels down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Castle lands a glancing blow to the side of Meyels's head. The fight stays on the outside here - Meyels looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Castle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Castle throws a series of punches but Meyels avoids them all with ease. Castle scores with a three punch combo!
Meyels has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Castle. Castle scores with a head kick.
Castle misses with a two punch combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Meyels might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Castle has got the better of the exchanges. Castle thumps Meyels with a low kick. Castle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castle scores with a jab to the jaw. Castle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Castle lands a nice looking body kick. Meyels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Castle throws a series of punches but Meyels moves out of range. Castle lands with a nice combination. Meyels backs away looking to recover. Meyels has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Danga de danga de dang - Castle scores with a four punch combination! Meyels drops his hands momentarily and Castle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Castle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castle's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Castle duly obliges. Castle misses with a head kick.
Castle closes the distance and lands a one-two. Meyels tries to clinch up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Castle dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Rakul Meyels's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Meyels fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Castle misses with a wild body shot. The fight stays on the outside here - Meyels looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Castle lands a jab to the nose. Castle misses with a wild combination.
Castle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meyels's sensitive parts. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Castle throws a front kick that sends Meyels stumbling back into the cage. Castle with a body punch. A glancing blow. Castle misses with a kick to the body.
Meyels takes one on the button. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Castle throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Castle throws a right and a left that both miss. Good shot there by Castle. Meyels takes a kick to the side of the head. Meyels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castle lands with a nice body kick. A left and a right from Castle both land. Nice combination. Castle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Castle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castle. Castle digs a good body shot into Meyels's ribs. Meyels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Castle is looking to slow Meyels down with leg kicks. Castle throws a leg kick which misses Meyels's front leg but catches the back leg as Meyels tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Meyels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Castle lands a head kick. Meyels smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Castle misses with the combination.
Castle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Castle throws a right hand that Meyels ducks under and follows up with a left that Meyels also avoids with ease. Castle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Castle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meyels's calf. Castle lands with a slapping head kick. Meyels steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castle. That one must have hurt. Castle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Castle delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Meyels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Castle with a body punch. A glancing blow. Meyels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castle clobbers Meyels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
Castle cracks the inside of Meyels's front leg. Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dean Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Meyels dodges the punch combination from Castle.
Castle lands a jab-cross combination. Castle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Castle lands with a kick to the temple. Meyels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Castle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meyels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Castle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Dean Castle is winning the standup battle so far. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castle, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Castle. Castle lands a jab-cross combination. A slapping leg kick lands for Castle.
Rakul Meyels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Castle throws a right hand that Meyels ducks under and follows up with a left that Meyels also avoids with ease. Meyels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Meyels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castle throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight! Dean Castle showed his dominance in that final round. Well Castle 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:24 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Castle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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