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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Terell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardin comes into the arena with Thunder Kiss '65 by White Zombie blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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192 cm
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216 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Terell!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terell throws a body punch but Hardin moves out of range.
Terell takes a swing at Hardin's ribcage but misses.
Hardin scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Terell.
Hardin misses with a two punch combination.
Terell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hardin is trying to defend but Terell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hardin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hardin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Terell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Terell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hardin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Terell.
Terell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardin keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Terell.
Terell throwing shots but Hardin is blocking nicely.
Hardin trying to hold on to Terell's head to control him but Terell postures up.
Terell is looking to pass Hardin's guard but actually Hardin recovers to full guard.
Terell wants to control from the top but Hardin keeps moving.
Terell content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Terellis looking to pass into half guard but Hardin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hardin is in guard.
Hardin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Terell wants to sweep here but Hardin controlling him for the moment.
Hardin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Terell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Terell is proving hard to escape from.
Terell is controlling Hardin's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin stopping the sweep attempt from Terell.
Terell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mason Terell.
Terell moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terell misses with a body punch
and Hardin counters with a straight right hand.
Hardin misses with a left hand
and Terell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hardin won't be happy with that.
Terell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hardin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hardin can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hardin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Terell connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Terell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Terell lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardin defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Terell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Terell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardin was well out of range. Poor timing from Terell.
Terell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardin.
Terell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Terell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Terell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Terell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Terell is keen to just control but Hardin is a slippery customer.
Terell is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hardin reverses the position - he's now on top in Terell's guard.
Terell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mason Terell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Terell pushes Hardin off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin lands with a right hand.
Hardin throws a lazy uppercut
and Terell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Terell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardin's head.
Terell looks to land a strike but Hardin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Terell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardin is keeping the position for now.
Terell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Terell passes into half guard.
Terell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin taking some punishment here, with Terell in his half guard.
Hardin trying to hold on to Terell's head to control him but Terell postures up.
Terell tries to pass to full mount but Hardin defends it.
Terell is nestled in close to Hardin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Terell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Terell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ground and pound from Terell.
Hardin taking some punishment here, with Terell in his half guard.
Terell is looking to take a break and control but Hardin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Terell thows a huge punch but Hardin dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terell working Hardin over with strikes.
Terell is looking to take a break and control but Hardin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Terell looks to land a strike but Hardin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hardin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Terell can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terell is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardin has double underhooks.
Hardin wants to get back to striking at distance but Terell won't allow it.
Hardin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Terell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Terell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terell scores with a jab to the head.
Hardin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Terell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardin lands a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Terell or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardin which made him look bad.
Terell thuds his right hand into Hardin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hardin tests Terell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Terell swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Hardin counter with a right hand.
Terell misses the jab.
Hardin slips a jab and a cross from Terell.
Terell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Terell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Terell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardin pinned against the cage. Hardin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Colt Hardin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Terell.
Terell misses with a body shot
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardin misses with a lunging right hand
and Terell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hardin's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terell trying to control but Hardin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin wants to hit a switch here but Terell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hardin there!
Terell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hardin because Terell loaded up on that one.
Terell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Terell landing strikes from the mount and Hardin is in trouble!
Terell jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hardin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hardin and Terell has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Terell wants to control but Hardin is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terell is trying to ground and pound but Hardin uses the momentary lack of control by Terell to regain half guard.
Hardin taking some punishment here, with Terell in his half guard.
Terell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardin defends it well.
Terell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin wants to get back to his feet.
Mason Terell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Terell wants to take a breather but Hardin is having none of it.
Hardin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Terell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Terell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Terell looking to control but Hardin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Terell controlling from the full mount.
Colt Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Terell controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Terell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Terell 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Terell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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