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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Terell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Jojo III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jojo III is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Joey Joe Joe Jr Shabadoo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 cm
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216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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210 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 1 - 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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Jojo III! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jojo III tries to clinch there but Terell circles away.
Jojo III tries to score with a low kick but Terell moves his leg out of the way. Jojo III fails in his attempt to clinch. Terell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Terell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Terell goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jojo III is on top in guard.
Terell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Terell looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Jojo III with a flurry of punches that miss. Jojo III pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terell is keeping the position for now. Terell keeping moving, preventing Jojo III from controlling successfully. Terell looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Terell is working hard here to advance position. Terell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round. Terell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Terell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Terell trying to control but Jojo III is having none of it. Terell moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jojo III has worked his arm free - good work by Jojo III!
Jojo III regains half guard there - taking advantage of Terell's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jojo III moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Terell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jojo III swivels though and keeps the full guard. Terell preventing the sweep. Jojo III keeping moving, preventing Terell from controlling successfully. Terell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jojo III dives on top into guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Terell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jojo III manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jojo III is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Terell trying to control the position from guard on top but Jojo III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Terell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jojo III manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Terell has Jojo III in his guard. Terell controls Jojo III momentarily but Jojo III frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Terell wants to stand but Jojo III is controlling the position. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Jojo III wants to control from the top but Terell keeps moving. Terell trying to keep a closed guard but Jojo III is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Nice takedown defense from Terell. No joy for Jojo III on that attempt. Jojo III has his takedown stuffed and Terell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jojo III won't be happy with that. Terell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Terell happy to just control the position for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Terell 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.
Jojo III is looking to score with low kicks. Jojo III is looking to clinch but Terell is avoiding it.
Terell scores with a sloppy right hand. Jojo III should have avoided that one. Jojo III shoots and misses and Terell counters with a lovely shot to the body. No joy there for Terell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Terell thows a body shot but no joy. Terell scores with a jab. Terell throws the left hand but Jojo III avoids the punch easily. A punch combination from Terell misses. Joey Jojo III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jojo III closes the distance but Terell moves to the side and Terell counters with a straight right hand. Terell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Terell seems to be looking for submissions.
Terell slips a nice elbow through Jojo III's hands, connecting with Jojo III's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round. Terell thows a huge punch but Jojo III dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Terell connects with a nice short shot to Jojo III's temple. Jojo III trying to control from the bottom.
Terell trying to control from half guard but Jojo III is working away. Terell working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jojo III's thigh. Jojo III counters though and makes it back to full guard. Terell trying to control the position from guard on top but Jojo III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jojo III manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Terell manages to regain half guard. Good work. Terell gets full guard. Terell trying to strike off his back.
Terell has control of Jojo III's left arm, preventing Jojo III from doing any damage. Terell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Jojo III looking to pass the guard. Terell is trying to control the position but Jojo III postures up. Terell is looking for a triangle but Jojo III pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jojo III would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Jojo III stopping the sweep attempt from Terell. Jojo III tries to free his leg and advance position but Terell is retaining full guard. Jojo III avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jojo III preventing the sweep. Terell controls Jojo III momentarily but Jojo III frees himself. Terell wants to sweep but no luck. Terell keeping moving, preventing Jojo III from controlling successfully. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Terell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jojo III is controlling him. Terell kicks Jojo III off and gets to his feet. Jojo III misses with a takedown attempt and Terell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jojo III's guard. Jojo III looking to control.
Terell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jojo III works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Jojo III kicks Terell off and gets to his feet. Jojo III shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Terell sprawls well. Terell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jojo III gets slowly back to his feet. Mason Terell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Jojo III. Jojo III is breathing heavily. Terell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jojo III has hold of Terell's hands but Terell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Terell dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jojo III pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Jojo III looks to land a right hand but Terell moved out of range. Jojo III stuffs the takedown. Jojo III is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jojo III looks to clinch and Terell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jojo III! Terell prevents Jojo III from getting the reversal. Jojo III is trying to escape the mount but Terell keeps good control and instead manages to take Jojo III's back.
Terell has the hooks in. Jojo III is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Terell has his arm under Jojo III's chin here. Game over son! Terell squeezes tightly and Jojo III is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mason Terell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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