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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Terrell (ranked 474 p4p, 845 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 74 p4p, 133 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
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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 27 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti 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.
Terrell misses with a body punch
and Nti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nti.
Nti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Terrell takes a shot to the head.
Terrell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nti up against the cage.
Nti misses with some punches.
Terrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terrell misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Terrell prevents a body shot from Nti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell misses with the head strike.
A short left from Nti.
Nice body punch from Terrell - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Nti scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Terrell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrell tries to work over Nti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terrell takes a shot to the head.
Terrell scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Nti.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Terrell misses with some punches.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nti tries a body shot but Terrell blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Nti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Terrell blocks a body shot from Nti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Terrell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Terrell is rocked!
Terrell lands a left hand.
Oh Terrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Terrell breaks the clinch.
Nti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Terrell seems to have got his legs back now.
Terrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terrell scores with a nice body kick.
Terrell is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Terrell is looking to get back to is feet but Nti passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nti working away.
A lull in the action here as Nti stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nti presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Nti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Terrell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Terrell wants to control but Nti is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Nti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Terrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Terrell.
Nti tries to counter with a clinch but Terrell shakes him off and moves away.
Nti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell.
Terrell misses with a left hand
and Nti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nti.
Terrell missing with a left hand there. Nti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terrell throws a body punch but Nti moves out of range.
Nti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nti shoots in and drives through. Terrell sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Terrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Terrell.
Terrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terrell scores with a jab. Nti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell lands a leg kick that knocks Nti off balance momentarily.
Terrell keeps Nti at a distance using the push kick.
Terrell throws a front kick aimed at Nti's knee but Nti avoids it well.
Terrell is looking to clinch but Nti is avoiding it.
Nti takes one to the chin there.
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
Nti lands with a cross.
Terrell throws a jab but it's blocked by Nti.
Nti throws an off balance right hand
and Terrell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terrell misses with a straight left.
Nti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Terrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Terrell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Terrell tries to work over Nti's front leg with a kick but Nti checks it.
Nti tries to counter with a clinch but Terrell shakes him off and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terrell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Terrell throws a series of punches but Nti moves out of range.
Terrell drops his hands momentarily and Nti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Terrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Terrell lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nti is defended easily by Terrell.
Phillip Terrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kwame Nti.
Terrell with the inside leg kick.
A left lands for Terrell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell lands an overhand right.
Terrell with the inside leg kick.
Terrell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Terrell duly obliges.
Nti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nti shoots in for a takedown but Terrell shows good takedown defense.
Nti pushes Terrell up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nti.
Nti lands a left hand.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Nti fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nti has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Terrell after a bit of a struggle.
Terrell misses with a body punch.
Nti is trying to drag Terrell to the mat but Terrell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Terrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Terrell decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nti's guard.
Nti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Terrell manages to get himself to full guard.
Terrell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nti controlling from the top position.
Terrell looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell 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. And we move into the final round!
A lazy left from Terrell finds it's target.
Terrell throws a nice head kick!
Nti tries to clinch there but Terrell circles away.
Nice shot by Terrell.
Nti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Terrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nti.
Terrell jabs Nti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Terrell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Terrell avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell misses the jab.
Terrell tries to keep at a distance but Nti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Terrell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nti.
Terrell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Nti.
Terrell prevents a body shot from Nti.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nti tries for a takedown but Terrell manages to get underhooks.
Terrell tries to throw a body punch but Nti avoids it by throwing Terrell back against the cage.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.
Nti scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nti.
Nti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Terrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrell's elbow.
Nti swings wildly with an uppercut but Terrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
Nti throws a big uppercut that drops Terrell! More strikes from Nti and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Terrell lies dazed against the cage as Nti celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwame Nti!
A victorious Kwame Nti 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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