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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Blikstein (ranked 1982 p4p, 783 weight class) and Phillip Terrell (ranked 310 p4p, 122 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell looks to land a right hand but Blikstein moved out of range.
Terrell moves away from the strike by Blikstein.
A slapping body kick lands there for Terrell.
Blikstein throws the left hand but Terrell avoids the punch easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Blikstein or perhaps it was just good defense by Terrell, which made it look bad.
Blikstein fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Terrell to the ground. Blikstein is now in Terrell's guard.
Terrell has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Blikstein has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Terrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blikstein backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blikstein breaks from the clinch.
Terrell cracks Blikstein with a good jab.
Terrell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blikstein's head.
Blikstein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Terrell throws a body punch but Blikstein moves out of range.
Blikstein half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phillip Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terrell lands a body shot.
Blikstein slips under a jab from Terrell.
As Terrell looks to move away, Blikstein throws a big counter combo but Terrell just gets out of the way.
Blikstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Terrell lands the left hand.
Terrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blikstein.
Blikstein feinted with a counter takedown.
Terrell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Terrell tries to land a leg kick but Blikstein saw it coming and moves away.
Terrell misses the jab.
Terrell throws a poor cross that misses
and Blikstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Terrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blikstein moves away.
Terrell throws a hook but Blikstein avoids it easily.
Terrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blikstein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blikstein manages to avoid it.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Blikstein sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blikstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Blikstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Terrell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Terrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Terrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blikstein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Terrell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blikstein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Terrell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blikstein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Terrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Blikstein keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell loads up on a big right hand but Blikstein slips the punch.
Blikstein thinks about countering with a body kick.
Crunch! Terrell slams his shin into Blikstein's torso.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blikstein checks a leg kick.
Blikstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell.
Terrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Terrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blikstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Terrell.
Blikstein half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A low kick lands for Terrell.
Terrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blikstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Terrell.
A cross from Terrell lands.
Terrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Terrell misses with a looping left.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blikstein changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Terrell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell avoids the head kick by Blikstein.
Terrell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bliksteins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Terrell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blikstein had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blikstein.
An attempted straight right counter from Blikstein misses the target.
Terrell takes one to the chin there.
Blikstein has his takedown stuffed
and Terrell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blikstein walks into a left hand.
Terrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Terrell throws a leg kick which misses Blikstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Blikstein tries to avoid it.
Terrell throws an overhand right that lands on Blikstein's shoulder, as Blikstein tries to avoid the shot.
Blikstein fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Blikstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blikstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Terrell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Terrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blikstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blikstein tries to counter with a takedown but Terrell is quick to defend against it.
Blikstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Terrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blikstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Terrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Terrell.
Terrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell scores with the left hand. Blikstein knows he should have avoided that one.
Terrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Terrell jabs Blikstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Terrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terrell. That's going to slow Blikstein down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Terrell lands a nice hook to Blikstein's body. Blikstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Terrell there.
Blikstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terrell.
A little feinted left hand from Blikstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blikstein staying out of range there.
Blikstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrell.
Terrell thows a body kick. Blikstein tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blikstein avoids the body shot from Terrell.
Blikstein slips under a jab.
Terrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Blikstein throwing a counter right hand but Terrell manages to avoid it.
Terrell wants to clinch up but Blikstein keeps it at a distance.
Blikstein throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Terrell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blikstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Good shot there by Terrell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blikstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Terrell, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blikstein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terrell.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Terrell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Terrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Terrell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blikstein checks it well.
Blikstein tries to counter with a takedown but Terrell is quick to defend against it.
Good leg kick by Terrell.
Blikstein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blikstein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Terrell swivels and escapes.
Terrell lands a slapping body shot.
Blikstein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Terrell misses.
Blikstein half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blikstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Terrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Phillip Terrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terrell throws a nice looking combination but Blikstein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Terrell swings for the body but Blikstein moves out of range.
Blikstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blikstein scores with a three punch combo!
Blikstein 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 Blikstein off to one side.
Terrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Blikstein as he checks the leg kick.
Terrell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Terrell misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell thows a body kick. Blikstein tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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 tries to clinch up.
Blikstein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blikstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrell.
Terrell connects with a leg kick.
Blikstein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Terrell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blikstein circles away quickly and effectively.
Blikstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Terrell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Terrell.
Terrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell rushes Blikstein and presses him up against the cage.
Blikstein lands with a light punch inside.
Blikstein will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blikstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blikstein avoiding damage.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Terrell is looking to slow Blikstein down with leg kicks.
Terrell moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick lands for Terrell.
Good exchange - Terrell coming out on top.
Terrell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blikstein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Terrell! But no joy.
Blikstein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blikstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blikstein.
Terrell wants to counter the offense by Blikstein and move into the clinch position.
Horrible takedown attempt by Blikstein or perhaps it was just good defense by Terrell, which made it look bad.
Phillip Terrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Terrell misses.
Blikstein was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Terrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Terrell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Terrell duly obliges.
Blikstein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terrell can pounce on him.
Blikstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Terrell lands a front kick.
Terrell lands a right hook to the body.
Blikstein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blikstein dives in and scores a takedown into Terrell's guard.
Terrell kicks Blikstein off and gets to his feet.
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!
Blikstein throws out a leg kick but Terrell moves out of range and Blikstein only half commits.
Paulo Blikstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Terrell.
Blikstein shoots in but Terrell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Blikstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Terrell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Terrell.
Blikstein fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Terrell avoids it really well and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Terrell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blikstein can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.
Terrell scores with a shot to the side of Blikstein's head.
A hook to the body from Terrell.
Phillip Terrell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blikstein digs a right hand into Terrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Terrell's gas tank.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blikstein - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Terrell takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Terrell there.
Terrell looks to throw the jab but Blikstein is out of range.
Blikstein is looking to counter punch.
Terrell works Blikstein's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Terrell coming out on top.
Terrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Blikstein attempts a counter takedown but Terrell avoids it well and moves away.
Terrell 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!
Terrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Terrell.
Terrell misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Terrell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Terrell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blikstein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Terrell!
An out of breath Phillip Terrell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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