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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 86 p4p, 237 weight class) and Phillip Terrell (ranked 9 p4p, 36 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Balushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terrell.
As Terrell tries to get set, Al Balushi tries to push him back and clinch up but Terrell manages to avoid the attempt.
Al Balushi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Terrell with a hook.
Al Balushi slips a jab from Terrell.
Al Balushi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Balushi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Terrell digs a good body shot into Al Balushi's ribs.
Terrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al Balushi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Al Balushi misses with a kick to the body.
Al Balushi just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Terrell misses.
Terrell ducks under a wild hook from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Balushi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Terrell counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Balushi checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Al Balushi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Balushi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
Terrell lands a nice looking body shot.
Al Balushi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Balushi throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell moves out of range as Al Balushi strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi misses with a kick to the body.
Terrell throws a shot to the body.
Terrell moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Al Balushi misses
and Terrell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Al Balushi throws a looping overhand right but Terrell ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
Terrell feints a counter leg kick.
Al Balushi looks to land a right hand but Terrell moved out of range.
Terrell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Balushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Balushi checks a low kick from Terrell.
Al Balushi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terrell fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Balushi in the body.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Balushi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Terrell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Balushi tries to land a leg kick but Terrell saw it coming and moves away.
Terrell misses with a hook.
Al Balushi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Balushi cracks Terrell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Al Balushi misses its intended target.
Terrell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terrell moves out of range as Al Balushi strikes.
Al Balushi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
A big right from Terrell misses.
Al Balushi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Terrell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Al Balushi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi throws a hook but Terrell avoids it easily.
Al Balushi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Terrell finds it's way round the side to connect with Al Balushi's head.
Terrell misses with a straight right.
Terrell with the inside leg kick.
Al Balushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Balushi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Al Balushi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Terrell.
Terrell misses with a body shot.
Terrell looks to land a left hand but Al Balushi moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Al Balushi misses the target.
Terrell is looking to chop away at Al Balushi's legs.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Terrell.
Al Balushi is looking to slow Terrell down with leg kicks.
Terrell misses with an uppercut. Al Balushi saw that one coming.
Al Balushi delivers a nice body kick.
Al Balushi lands a nice shot that snaps Terrell's head back.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Balushi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Terrell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Terrell tries to counter with a clinch but Al Balushi shakes him off and moves away.
Terrell sizes up Al Balushi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Al Balushi connects with a body shot that sends Terrell's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi dodges the punch combination from Terrell.
Terrell throws a jab when Al Balushi was well out of range.
Al Balushi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Al Balushi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Terrell checks a low kick from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi is looking to chop away at Terrell's legs.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but Terrell checks it.
Al Balushi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Balushi is looking to chop away at Terrell's legs.
Terrell tries to counter with a clinch but Al Balushi shakes him off and moves away.
Terrell connects with a leg kick.
Terrell connects with a nice looking jab.
Terrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terrell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Al Balushi doesn't seem bothered though.
Al Balushi lands a really nice looking cross but Terrell seems unphased.
Terrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Balushi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Balushi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Terrell throws a hook but Al Balushi avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Balushi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Balushi throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell tries a low kick but Al Balushi avoids it.
Al Balushi lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Terrell.
Al Balushi throws a low kick but Terrell moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Balushi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Terrell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Terrell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Al Balushi throws the left hand but Terrell avoids the punch easily.
Terrell throws a big shot that misses.
Al Balushi lands with a right hand.
Al Balushi staying out of range there.
Terrell throws the left hand but Al Balushi avoids the punch easily.
Terrell throws a low kick but Al Balushi moves out of range easily.
Terrell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Balushi misses the jab.
Al Balushi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al Balushi throws a hook but Terrell blocks it.
Al Balushi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Balushi connects with a leg kick.
Al Balushi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al Balushi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrell slips a straight right by Al Balushi.
Terrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Al Balushi connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Terrell misses.
Al Balushi blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Terrell slips under a jab.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but Terrell checks it.
Al Balushi looks to throw the jab but Terrell is out of range.
Terrell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Terrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Balushi lands a nice hook to Terrell's body. Terrell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Terrell throws a body punch but Al Balushi moves out of range.
Al Balushi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Balushi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Balushi lands a body shot.
Terrell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Al Balushi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terrell throws out the jab.
Zaid Al Balushi is winning the standup battle so far.
Terrell slips under a jab from Al Balushi.
Terrell looks to throw the jab but Al Balushi is out of range.
Terrell slips under a jab from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Terrell misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Terrell.
Al Balushi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Al Balushi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terrell can do to turn this around?
Al Balushi throws a hook but Terrell blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Balushi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Terrell on the side of the head.
Terrell ducks under a wild hook from Al Balushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a wild combination.
Terrell moves out of range of the body kick from Al Balushi.
Terrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi loads up on a big right hand but Terrell slips the punch.
Al Balushi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Terrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Terrell.
Al Balushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terrell misses with a body shot.
Terrell blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Terrell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Al Balushi works the jab nicely.
Al Balushi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terrell.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick which misses Terrell's front leg but catches the back leg as Terrell tries to avoid it.
Terrell lands with a nice combination. Al Balushi backs away looking to recover.
Terrell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Balushi.
Terrell throws a head kick that half lands.
Terrell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Al Balushi looks for the body kick but Terrell saw that one coming.
Al Balushi throws the left hand but Terrell avoids the punch easily.
Al Balushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell scores with a sloppy right hand. Al Balushi should have avoided that one.
Terrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
Terrell staying out of range there.
A big right from Terrell misses.
Al Balushi throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Balushi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Terrell lunges at Al Balushi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Al Balushi's hand.
Al Balushi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Balushi throws a low kick but Terrell avoids it.
Terrell avoids the head kick by Al Balushi.
Terrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Balushi slips under a jab from Terrell.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Terrell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Al Balushi has got the better of the exchanges.
Al Balushi looks to score with a jab to the body but Terrell is just out of range.
Terrell throws out a leg kick but Al Balushi moves out of range and Terrell only half commits.
Al Balushi throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Al Balushi.
Good work by Al Balushi as he checks the leg kick.
Al Balushi lands a really nice looking cross but Terrell seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Balushi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
A jab from Al Balushi misses.
Al Balushi throws a body kick that misses
and Terrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Balushi misses with a looping right.
Al Balushi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Balushi blocks a jab.
Terrell jabs at Al Balushi's body.
Al Balushi throws a lazy right hand but Terrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terrell swings for the body but Al Balushi moves out of range.
Terrell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Terrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Terrell swings for the body but Al Balushi moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Balushi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Balushi throws a lazy right hand but Terrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Balushi motions for Terrell to come forward. Al Balushi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terrell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Balushi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Terrell blocks the leg kick.
Terrell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Al Balushi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Al Balushi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Al Balushi avoids the body shot from Terrell.
Terrell moves out of range of the body kick from Al Balushi.
A shot to the liver by Terrell. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body kick there by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Terrell.
Terrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Balushi was well out of range. Poor timing from Terrell.
Terrell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Al Balushi finds it's way round the side to connect with Terrell's head.
Al Balushi defending well as Terrell loads up on a big left hand.
Terrell lands a nice looking body shot.
Al Balushi throws a jab when Terrell was well out of range.
Al Balushi lands a nice shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Terrell.
Al Balushi misses with a hook. Terrell ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Balushi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Balushi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terrell can pounce on him.
Terrell scores with a kick to the body.
Terrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Balushi.
Terrell moves away from the strike by Al Balushi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Terrell.
Terrell jabs Al Balushi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Terrell throws out a loose jab but Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrell loads up on a big right hand but Al Balushi slips the punch.
Terrell throws a low kick but Al Balushi moves out of range easily.
Al Balushi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Terrell's sensitive parts.
Terrell throws a lazy right hand but Al Balushi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Balushi throws a hook but Terrell blocks it.
Terrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi moves away from the strike by Terrell.
Terrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Terrell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al Balushi connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell misses with an uppercut.
Al Balushi scores with a body shot.
Al Balushi scores with a nice head shot.
Terrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Nice body kick there by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terrell manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Al Balushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi scores with a body shot.
Terrell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Terrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
Terrell digs a good body shot into Al Balushi's ribs.
Al Balushi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terrell.
Terrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Terrell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al Balushi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Terrell blocks the body kick.
Terrell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Terrell throws out a loose jab but Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Terrell backs away, Al Balushi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Terrell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Terrell slips a straight right by Al Balushi.
Terrell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Balushi lands a jab to the nose.
Terrell tries to move into range but Al Balushi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Terrell moves out of range of the body kick from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
Terrell blocks a low kick nicely.
Al Balushi throws an overhand right that lands on Terrell's shoulder, as Terrell tries to avoid the shot.
Phillip Terrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi with a nice calf kick.
Terrell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Terrell digs a good body shot into Al Balushi's ribs.
Al Balushi throws a series of strikes that have Terrell backpedaling.
Al Balushi tries to score with a low kick but Terrell moves his leg out of the way.
Terrell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Balushi.
Terrell lands with a shot to the body.
Al Balushi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terrell throws the left hand but Al Balushi avoids the punch easily.
Terrell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Terrell.
Terrell lands with a nice combination. Al Balushi backs away looking to recover.
Al Balushi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terrell can pounce on him.
Terrell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Terrell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Terrell misses with a straight left.
Terrell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Al Balushi finds it's way through Terrell's defenses.
Al Balushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Balushi thumps Terrell with a low kick.
A combination from Terrell does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terrell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a lazy right hand but Terrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terrell needs to keep his hands up - Al Balushi had a free shot at his head there.
Terrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Al Balushi is out of range and Terrell settles back down.
Terrell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Balushi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terrell.
Al Balushi misses with a straight left.
Terrell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Al Balushi there.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Al Balushi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Terrell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Balushi throws a wild body kick that Terrell sees coming a mile off.
Al Balushi slips under a jab from Terrell.
A little feinted left hand from Al Balushi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Terrell throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terrell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Al Balushi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Balushi scores with a leg kick.
Al Balushi looks for the body kick but Terrell saw that one coming.
Terrell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell avoids a kick to the body.
Terrell thinks about the counter body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrell. Al Balushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terrell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Al Balushi lands with a cross.
Terrell misses with a head kick.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Balushi throws a front kick that sends Terrell stumbling back into the cage.
Al Balushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Balushi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Terrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Al Balushi. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terrell throws out a loose jab but Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Al Balushi misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Al Balushi.
Zaid Al Balushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Balushi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Al Balushi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Al Balushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Balushi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
After winning the bout, Zaid Al Balushi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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