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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Terell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
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195 cm
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
World class 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Terell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Terell avoids the body shot from Mathers.
Terell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mathers's head backwards. Mathers connects with a looping right hand.
Mathers leaves Terell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Terell avoids the body shot from Mathers.
Terell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mathers. Mathers circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Mathers scores with a hook. Mathers avoids the body shot from Terell.
Terell swings for the body but Mathers moves out of range.
Terell digs a good body shot into Mathers's ribs. Mathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terell lands a jab to Mathers's midsection. Mathers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Terell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Terell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mathers momentarily.
It looks like Marshall Mathers has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Terell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Terell looks to land a combination but Mathers avoids it well. A telegraphed right hand from Mathers misses the target. Mathers cracks a nice hook into Terell's ribs. Mathers throws a hook to the side of Terell's head but Terell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Terell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Mathers dips to his left and cracks Terell with an uppercut! Terell throws a jab when Mathers was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Terell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Nice takedown defense from Mathers. No joy for Terell on that attempt. Terell moves away from the strike by Mathers. Marshall Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Terell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Terell lands in his opponent's guard. Terell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mathers dives on top into guard. Mathers won't allow Terell to sweep him here. Mathers trying to control the position from guard on top but Terell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Terell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mathers tries to free his leg and advance position but Terell is retaining full guard. Mathers showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Terell has his foot on Mathers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mathers works his way back into a safe position though. Terell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Terell keeping full guard, as Mathers tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Mathers throws an overhand right that lands on Terell's shoulder, as Terell tries to avoid the shot. Terell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Terell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Terell closes the distance and clinches up with Mathers, looking for a takedown. Terell pushes Mathers against the cage but Mathers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Terell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mathers dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Terell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terell avoids the body shot from Mathers.
Mathers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Terell fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Mathers lands a glancing blow to the side of Terell's head. Mathers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terell.
Nice defenses there by Terell. Terell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mathers defends it nicely. Mathers tests Terell's chin there with a solid looking shot. A looping hook to the body misses from Terell. Mathers does a little dance to reset his feet. Mathers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Terell's head backwards. Mathers lands with a hook. Terell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Mathers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Mathers cracks Terell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. A looping hook to the body misses from Terell. Mathers does a little dance to reset his feet. Terell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Terell throws a hook but Mathers avoids it easily. Mathers takes one on the button. Mathers misses with a straight left. Mathers lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Mathers. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mathers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Mathers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terell sees it coming and avoids it easily. Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mathers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Terell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terell misses with an uppercut. A jab from Mathers does it's job there. Terell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mathers looks to score with a jab to the body but Terell is just out of range. Terell avoids the body shot from Mathers.
Terell swings for the body but Mathers moves out of range.
Terell throws a series of punches but Mathers moves out of range. Terell ducks under a wild hook from Mathers. Terell misses the jab. Mathers throws a body kick that misses. Terell misses with an uppercut. Mathers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mathers looks to land a right hand but Terell moved out of range. Terell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Terell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Mathers throws a hook but Terell blocks it. Terell is looking to score with low kicks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Terell dominated that round. The cut man is working on Marshall Mathers's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Terell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terell manages to avoid it. Mathers lands a nice shot that snaps Terell's head back.
Terell misses with a straight right. Mathers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Terell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Mathers scores with a punch to the head. Terell lands a nice hook to Mathers's body. Mathers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Mathers looks to throw the jab but Terell is out of range. Terell misses with a body shot.
Terell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Terell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Mathers blocks a jab. Mason Terell is winning the standup battle so far. A jab from Mathers misses. Mathers dodges the punch combination from Terell.
Terell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Terell just misses with a punch to the body.
Terell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Terell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Terell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Terell staying out of range there. Terell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mathers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Terell scores with a three punch combo!
Terell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mathers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Mathers tests Terell's chin there with a solid looking shot. Terell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Terell thows a body shot but no joy. Mathers connects with a looping right hand.
Mathers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Mathers swings for the body but Terell moves out of range.
Mathers scores with a punch to the head. Terell swings away with a leg kick that misses. Mathers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Terell. Mathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terell. Terell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mathers doesn't seem bothered though. Mathers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Mathers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Terell doesn't seem bothered though. Terell throws a jab but it's blocked by Mathers.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mathers misses the shot to the body. Mathers's corner calls for a 1-2. Mathers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Mathers cracks Terell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Terell misses with a few strikes there.
Terell throws a hook to the side of Mathers's head but Mathers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A jab from Mathers does it's job there. Terell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mathers. Terell fails with the takedown. Terell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily. Mathers scores with a jab. Mathers misses the shot to the body. Terell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Terell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mathers lands with a good body shot. Mathers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Terell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers. Mathers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Terell drops his hands momentarily and Mathers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Mathers loads up on a big right hand but Terell slips the punch. Mathers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mathers throws a hook to the side of Terell's head but Terell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terell moves away. Terell shoots in and drives through. Mathers sprawls well. Terell slips under a jab from Mathers. Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Terell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Terell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mathers. Mathers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Terell lands a right hook to the body.
Mathers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mathers wants it to stay on the feet. Mathers throws a hook to the side of Terell's head but Terell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mathers blocks a jab. A swing and a miss from Mathers. Terell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. A jab from Mathers misses. Terell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Terell slips a jab from Mathers. Mathers darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Mathers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Mathers moves into range and connects with a jab. Terell slips a straight right by Mathers. Terell pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Mathers thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big right from Mathers misses. Terell misses with a looping right. Mathers misses with a hook. Terell moves away from the strike by Mathers. A swing and a miss from Mathers. Terell moves forwards but Mathers connects with a nice, crisp jab. A big right from Mathers misses. Mathers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Terell wants to slow Mathers down by chopping away at his legs. Terell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mathers circles away. Mathers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terell. Mathers connects with a nice looking jab.
Terell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathers.
Terell misses with a hook. Terell slips a jab from Mathers. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mathers looks to score with a jab to the body but Terell is just out of range. Terell stuns Mathers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Terell shoots in for a takedown but Mathers shows good takedown defense. Mathers throws a hook to the side of Terell's head but Terell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A big right from Mathers misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Marshall Mathers's cut. That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mathers dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Terell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mathers circles away. Terell avoids the body shot from Mathers.
A slow jab from Terell misses its intended target. Mathers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Terell at a distance.
Mathers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Mathers cracks Terell with an open hand slap. Nice uppercut lands for Terell. That snapped Mathers's head back.
Jab by Mathers. Terell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Mathers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Terell unloads with some shots from mount but Mathers bucks and avoids them well.
Terell is looking to work his way around to Mathers's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. Mathers is squirming around, avoiding Terell's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Terell goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mathers is on top in guard.
Mathers trying to control but Terell is working from the bottom. Terell looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Mathers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Terell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Terell wants to stand but Mathers is controlling the position. Mathers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Mathers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Terell wants to stand but Mathers is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Mathers connects with the punch. Mathers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Terell takes one on the button. Mathers thuds his right hand into Terell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Mathers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Terell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Mathers misses with an uppercut. Terell saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Terell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Mathers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Terell's head backwards. Terell misses with a body shot
letting Mathers counter with a right hand. Terell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers. Terell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terell moves away. Mathers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Mathers pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A lazy left from Mathers finds it's target. Mathers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terell was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathers. Nice straight punches there by Mathers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mathers. Mathers scores with a jab. Terell acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Mathers stuffs the takedown. Mathers moves out of range of the strikes. A big right from Mathers misses. Terell takes a swing at Mathers's ribcage but misses. Mathers slips under a jab from Terell. Mathers throws a big shot that misses. Mathers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Terell to score with a decent uppercut. Mathers lands with an uppercut that bounces Terell off the cage and back into rage. Terell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mathers with a body punch. A glancing blow. Terell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Mathers with a body punch. A glancing blow. Terell pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Terell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mathers.
Mathers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Mathers moves out of range of the leg kick from Terell. Terell takes a shot right to the bread basket. Terell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terell manages to avoid it. A jab from Mathers misses. Terell misses with a looping left. Terell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mathers. Mathers misses with an uppercut. Terell saw that one coming. Nice body punch from Mathers. Nice defenses there by Terell. Terell defending well as Mathers loads up on a big left hand. Mathers misses with a body shot.
Mathers lands a jab to Terell's midsection. Terell fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! Marshall Mathers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Mathers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29 Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
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energy
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hype
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