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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slade Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Seizure of Power by Marilyn Manson. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle avoids the body shot from Mason.
Castle feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castle's sensitive parts.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Castle tries to clinch up.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castle moves away.
Castle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mason. Mason obviously looking to wear him down.
Castle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mason connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mason looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castle moves into range and clinches up with Mason.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Castle blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Castle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castle has time to react.
Castle clinches.
Nice body punch from Castle - that landed with a thud.
Castle blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Mason.
Castle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Castle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Castle's head but Castle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mason walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Castle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Castle feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Castle slips under a jab from Mason.
Castle tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Mason was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Castle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Mason swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mason.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Castle. That snapped Mason's head back.
Mason moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Castle misses.
Mason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Mason.
Castle throws a jab but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Castle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mason stalling in the clinch but Castle improves position.
Mason is looking to control Castle's arms but Castle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mason has his back to the cage.
Castle cracks Mason with a nice body shot.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castle blocking some punches.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Castle controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Castle.
Mason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mason misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castle tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Mason throws out a counter right but Castle avoids it with no problem.
Mason connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castle wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mason, right into the meat.
Mason lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castle catches Mason with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Castle. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason lands with a cross.
Mason throws out a leg kick but Castle moves out of range and Mason only half commits.
Castle forces Mason back against the cage and clinches.
Castle cracks Mason with a nice body shot.
Castle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason breaks from the clinch.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castle rushes Mason and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
A big right from Mason misses.
Castle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dean Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason delivers a nice body kick.
Mason throws the kick towards the body but Castle avoids it.
Castle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mason throws out a counter right but Castle avoids it with no problem.
Castle pushes Mason up against the cage in a clinch.
Mason tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Castle avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Castle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Mason 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.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castle takes the fight into the clinch.
Castle manages to break the clinch.
Castle scores with a jab.
Dean Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Castle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castle tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason scores with a spinning back kick!
Castle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mason manages to break the clinch.
Castle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mason.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason lands a leg kick that knocks Castle off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mason lands with a nice body punch.
Castle scores with a shot to the body.
Castle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mason connects with an inside leg kick.
Mason lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castle wants to clinch.
Mason slips a straight right by Castle.
Mason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castle's sensitive parts.
Castle slips a jab from Mason.
Mason connects with a leg kick. Castle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mason tries to land a body kick
and Castle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castle closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Castle scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mason.
Mason has Castle pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mason, right into the meat.
Castle missing with a left hand there. Mason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mason throws a wild body kick that Castle sees coming a mile off.
Mason lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castle closes the distance but Mason moves to the side
and Mason counters with a good low kick that Castle was not able to check.
Mason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mason dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castle. That did some damage!
Castle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castle checks a low kick from Mason.
Castle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castle wants to clinch.
Mason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castle is out of range and Mason settles back down.
Castle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castle was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Mason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castle walks into a straight right hand from Mason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Castle's head.
It looks like Slade Castle has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Mason.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle with a jab.
Mason throws a leg kick
and Castle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Castle misses with a body shot.
Mason fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castle instigates a clinch.
Slade Castle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castle lands a nice shot to the body.
Mason manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mason tries a body shot but Castle blocks it.
Castle stalling the fight.
Mason can't break the clinch.
Mason has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Castle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mason can turn it around.
Mason takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slade Castle'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!
Castle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mason.
Mason feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castle's calf.
Castle ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mason doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Castle misses the target.
Mason fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castle.
Mason throws a leg kick which misses Castle's front leg but catches the back leg as Castle tries to avoid it.
Castle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Mason misses with a series of wild punches.
Castle is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws a looping overhand right but Castle ducks down to avoid it.
Castle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands a nice hook to Castle's body. Castle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mason moves away from the strike by Castle.
Nice jab there from Castle.
Castle checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mason. That's going to slow Castle down.
Castle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castle.
Mason unleashes a big counter combination but Castle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mason with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castle to score with a decent uppercut.
Mason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slade Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mason there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mason cracks Castle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 tries to clinch up.
A solid body kick from Mason.
Mason throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Castle moves out of range as Mason throws a body kick.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Castle.
Castle cracks a nice hook into Mason's ribs.
Castle tries to clinch up.
Mason appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mason.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Mason.
Castle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mason stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Mason misses.
Castle throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
Castle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castle rushes Mason and presses him up against the cage.
Castle misses with a body punch.
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castle doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Mason scores with a spinning back kick!
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mason misses with a body punch
and Castle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mason is looking to chop away at Castle's legs.
Castle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle misses with an uppercut.
Mason tries to keep at a distance but Castle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castle doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Mason throws the left hand but Castle avoids the punch easily.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch but Mason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castle looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castle.
Mason will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mason connects with an inside leg kick.
Mason tries to land a leg kick but Castle saw it coming and moves away.
Castle closes the distance but Mason moves to the side
and Mason counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mason 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Mason!
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