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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spas Spasov (ranked 3750 p4p, 2666 weight class) and Phillip Terrell (ranked 405 p4p, 304 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Phillip Terrell enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spas Spasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
Spasov swinging wildly here.
Spasov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terrell.
Spasov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Terrell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Terrell closes the distance and clinches.
Terrell lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spasov's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Spasov.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Terrell holds him up against the cage and eventually Spasov drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell tries to pull guard but Spasov won't allow it.
Spasov tries to circle away but Terrell has him pinned against the cage.
Spasov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spasov's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell working aggressively here.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Terrell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spas Spasov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terrell scores with a shoulder strike.
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terrell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terrell slips a jab and a cross from Spasov.
Spasov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Terrell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spasov somewhat.
Spasov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Terrell avoids it really well and circles away.
Terrell slips a jab and a cross from Spasov.
Terrell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Phillip Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spasov clinches up with Terrell and pushes him back against the cage.
Spasov pushes Terrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terrell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spasov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Terrell throws a sloppy head kick
and Spasov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Spasov controls his hands.
Spasov stalling in the clinch.
Spasov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell blocks an uppercut.
Terrell prevents a body shot from Spasov.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Terrell digs a right hand underneath Spasov's ribcage. Spasov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spasov looking to slow down the pace here.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terrell digs a right hand underneath Spasov's ribcage. Spasov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Terrell lands with a right to the head.
Terrell scores with a shot to the side of Spasov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terrell misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Terrell fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Spasov.
Nice body punch from Spasov - that landed with a thud.
Terrell throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Spasov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Spasov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Terrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spasov throws a nice looking combination but Terrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spasov moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from Terrell.
Spasov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Terrell breaks the clinch.
Terrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spasov moves away.
Spasov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Terrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spasov moves away.
Terrell looks to land a left hand but Spasov moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spasov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spasov shoots in but no luck this time.
Terrell looks to land a right hand but Spasov moved out of range.
Spasov tries to clinch but Terrell moves out of range.
Spasov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Spasov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spasov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spasov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Terrell tries to bum rush Spasov with a series of wild strikes but Spasov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spasov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terrell's waist but Terrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spasov off to one side.
Terrell wants to counter the offense by Spasov and move into the clinch position.
Spasov misses with a two punch combination.
Terrell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phillip Terrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spasov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spasov wants to clinch.
Terrell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Spasov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Terrell tries to counter with a clinch but Spasov shakes him off and moves away.
Terrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spasov swinging wildly here.
Terrell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Spasov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phillip Terrell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spasov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left lands for Terrell.
A combination from Spasov does no damage.
Spasov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spasov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Terrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Spasov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Spasov - that landed with a thud.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Terrell holds him up against the cage and eventually Spasov drops back down to his feet.
Terrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Terrell won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spasov misses with some punches.
Terrell lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spasov.
Spasov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Terrell controls his hands.
Spasov tries a body shot but Terrell blocks it.
Spasov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spasov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spasov is looking to clinch.
Spasov throws a right hand that Terrell ducks under and follows up with a left that Terrell also avoids with ease.
Terrell throws out a counter right but Spasov avoids it with no problem.
Spasov moves away from the strike by Terrell.
Spasov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Terrell throws out a leg kick but Spasov moves out of range and Terrell only half commits.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Terrell looks to land a right hand but Spasov moved out of range.
Terrell scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrell tried to score with a low kick but Spasov checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spas Spasov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spasov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Terrell doesn't seem bothered though.
Terrell moves away from the strike by Spasov.
Spasov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terrell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spasov circles away quickly and effectively.
Phillip Terrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terrell has Spasov up against the cage in a clinch.
Phillip Terrell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Terrell blocks a body shot from Spasov.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Spasov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terrell lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Terrell.
Spasov cracks Terrell with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Terrell.
Spasov is trying to maintain a safe position but Terrell gets an underhook and turns Spasov into the cage.
Spasov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Terrell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spasov prevents a body shot from Terrell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Terrell.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terrell.
Spasov is trying to stall.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov digs a right hand into Terrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Terrell's gas tank.
Terrell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Terrell as Spasov tries to tie him up.
A short right from Spasov on the inside.
Spasov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrell's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Terrell as Spasov tries to tie him up.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Terrell avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Spasov - that landed with a thud.
Spasov is trying to break the clinch but Terrell has him pressed against the cage.
Terrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terrell misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terrell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Terrell.
Spasov working hard to break the clinch.
Terrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.
Spasov is trying to maintain a safe position but Terrell gets an underhook and turns Spasov into the cage.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spasov tries to stall but Terrell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spasov is trying to pull guard but Terrell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Spasov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spasov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Spasov tries to bum rush Terrell with a series of wild strikes but Terrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Terrell with a nice cross.
Terrell lands a jab to the nose.
Terrell cracks Spasov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Terrell throws a nice looking combination but Spasov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Terrell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spasov under the eye.
Spasov closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Terrell.
Spasov has had enough of the clinch but Terrell keeps him there for the moment.
Spasov misses with the head strike.
Terrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spasov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Terrell throws a sloppy head kick and Spasov moves out of range easily.
It looked like Spasov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Terrell misses.
Spasov throws a big counter combination but Terrell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terrell connects with a jab.
Spasov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terrell throws out the jab.
Terrell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spasov clinches.
Spasov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Terrell to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Terrell prevents a body shot from Spasov.
Terrell lands a body shot.
Spasov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terrell has him pressed against the cage.
Terrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Spasov controls his hands.
Terrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terrell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spasov is trying to pull guard but Terrell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spas Spasov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spasov tries to work over Terrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terrell presses Spasov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Terrell misses with a body punch.
Terrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spasov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spasov blocking some punches.
Spasov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrell's elbow.
A short uppercut from Terrell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell working aggressively here.
Terrell lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Spasov as the two fighters clinch.
Spasov tries to break the clinch but Terrell is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Terrell as Spasov tries to tie him up.
Spasov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Terrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spasov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terrell working aggressively here.
Spasov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrell's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spasov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Terrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell has a couple of punches blocked by Spasov.
Spas Spasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrell has a couple of punches blocked by Spasov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Spasov fails to land.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell keeps control of Spasov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spasov.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Terrell controls his hands.
Terrell blocking some punches.
Spasov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spasov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
Phillip Terrell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Spasov.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Terrell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Spasov is trying to maintain a safe position but Terrell gets an underhook and turns Spasov into the cage.
Terrell has Spasov pressed against the cage, preventing Spasov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Terrell walks away with a smile on his face. Spasov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Spasov fails to land the takedown.
Spasov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Terrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Terrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Terrell finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spasov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spas Spasov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spasov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Terrell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spasov scrambles back to his feet.
Terrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spasov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Spasov misses with a wild combination.
Terrell tries to counter with a clinch but Spasov shakes him off and moves away.
A jab from Spasov misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Terrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Terrell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Terrell!
Phillip Terrell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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