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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Terell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Let's Go-Lil Jon ft. Trick Daddy and Twista. Kirby has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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223 lbs
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222 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Terell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kirby throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Terell misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
Terell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Terell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kirby misses the shot to the body.
Terell misses with a looping left.
Kirby throws a low kick, looking for Terell's leg but Terell calmly moves out of range.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terell.
Kirby pushes Terell up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.
Terell blocks a body shot from Kirby.
Kirby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terell backwards.
Terell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terell pulls Kirby into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kirby's guard.
Terell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Terell slips nicely into half guard.
Terell is working for a kimura but Kirby is defending it quite comfortably.
Terell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terell prevents Kirby from improving his position.
Terell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Terell seems to be working for a kimura but Kirby defends the submission attempt.
Terell is working for a submission of some sort.
Terell prevents Kirby from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby blocking the ground and pound attempt from Terell.
Terell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kirby is refusing to be controlled, as Terell sits in half guard.
Terell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kirby is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Terell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kirby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Terell is looking to take a break and control but Kirby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Terell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kirby doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Terell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kirby.
Kirby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kirby is controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kirby pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mason Terell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Terell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kirby counters with a big head kick but Terell shrugs it off.
Terell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Terell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Terell misses with a straight right.
Terell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kirby as he avoids it easily.
Kirby lands a right hook to the body.
Kirby misses with a low kick as Terell jumps back.
Terell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Terell is out of range.
Terell connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby throws a push kick but Terell slaps the foot to one side.
Kirby looks to throw the jab but Terell is out of range.
Kirby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Terell lands a nice looking body shot.
Terell tries for a takedown but Kirby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Terell blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kirby there.
Terell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kirby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Terell as he checks the leg kick.
Terell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Terell.
Terell misses with a hook.
Mason Terell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terell.
Kirby tries to clinch there but Terell circles away.
Kirby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kirby misses with a hook. Terell ducked under it nicely.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stone Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch but Terell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terell thows a body shot but no joy.
Terell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kirby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Terell looking to slow down the pace here.
Terell misses with some punches.
Kirby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirby lands with a right to the head.
Terell pushes Kirby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Terell blocks the elbow strike.
Kirby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terell backwards.
A short left from Kirby.
Terell misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Terell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terell blocks an elbow strike.
Kirby misses with some punches.
Terell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kirby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Terell can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Terell ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Terell no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Terell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Terell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kirby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kirby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kirby slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Terell wants to control but Kirby postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kirby's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Terell is trying to get back to full guard.
Terell is not content to let Kirby control the position.
Terell wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Terell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby wants to stand but Terell has his arm trapped.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stone Kirby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kirby slips under a jab from Terell.
Kirby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terell.
Kirby lands a head kick!
Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Terell misses with a hook. Kirby ducked under it nicely.
Terell throws a jab when Kirby was well out of range.
Terell cracks Kirby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Terell throws an off balance right hand
and Kirby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Terell.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Terell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terell dodges an elbow strike from Kirby.
Kirby misses with an elbow over the top.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses.
Terell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terell scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby struggles to land a body shot inside as Terell controls his hands.
Terell takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mason Terell has been cut.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terell tries to pull guard but Kirby forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kirby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terell avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
A head punch on the inside from Terell fails to land.
Terell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby can't find room to land a body shot as Terell controls the action.
Terell takes an elbow to the temple.
A hook to the body from Kirby.
Kirby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Terell misses with some punches.
Terell gets through Kirby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stone Kirby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kirby.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby blocks a body shot from Terell.
Kirby lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kirby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terell tries to pull guard but Kirby won't allow it.
Kirby lands an elbow just above Terell 's eye.
Terell is trying to push Kirby away but Kirby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kirby digs a right hand underneath Terell's ribcage. Terell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Terell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.
Terell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kirby walks away with a smile on his face. Terell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Terell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirby.
Kirby lands with a good body shot.
Kirby is looking to slow Terell down with leg kicks.
Kirby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Terell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kirby scores with a kick to the body.
Kirby works Terell's body with a nice hook.
Terell throws a shot from downtown. Kirby moves away and avoids it.
Kirby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Terell keeps the fight on the outside.
Kirby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terell misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Terell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kirby misses with the body kick
and Terell counters with a straight right hand.
Terell lands with a hook. Kirby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kirby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kirby scores with a leg kick.
Kirby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kirby thows a leg kick but Terell checks it
and Terell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirby connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terell throws a jab when Kirby was well out of range.
Kirby tries to clinch there but Terell circles away.
Terell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kirby on the side of the head.
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!
Kirby tried to score with a low kick but Terell checks it.
Kirby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kirby lands a jab to the head.
Kirby moves out of range as Terell strikes.
Terell darts in looking for a takedown but Kirby gets double underhooks and turns Terell into the cage.
Kirby lands with a left to the head.
Terell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terell jumps guard but Kirby stands there with Terell around his waist. Terell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
Terell working aggressively here.
Terell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stone Kirby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kirby 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stone Kirby!
A victorious Stone Kirby thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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