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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Backman (ranked 4193 p4p, 349 weight class) and Phillip Terrell (ranked 3092 p4p, 280 weight class). Terrell has chosen Jammin as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phillip Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terrell moves away.
Terrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Terrell misses with a body kick.
Backman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Terrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Backman blocks the low kick.
Backman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Terrell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Terrell looks to move away, Backman throws a big counter combo but Terrell just gets out of the way.
Terrell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Backman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Terrell lands a leg kick that knocks Backman off balance momentarily.
Backman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Backman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Backman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Backman connects with a single shot there.
Terrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Backman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Backman just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Backman lands a jab-cross combination.
Backman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Backman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Backman throws a body punch but Terrell moves out of range.
Terrell flicks out a counter leg kick but Backman steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Backman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Backman.
Backman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Terrell flicks out a counter leg kick but Backman steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Backman. Terrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Terrell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Backman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terrell.
Backman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Backman throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell tries a quick counter leg kick but Backman is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Backman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Backman backing away here, and Terrell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Terrell slips a jab and a cross from Backman.
Terrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Backman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Backman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Backman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Backman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by Terrell.
Terrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Backman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backman misses with a few strikes there.
Terrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Backman digs a good body shot into Terrell's ribs.
Backman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Backman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Terrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Terrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Backman's calf.
Backman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Terrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Backman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Terrell is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Backman misses with a body shot.
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 George Backman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Backman takes a swing at Terrell's ribcage but misses.
Backman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Backman.
Backman throws a series of punches but Terrell avoids them all with ease.
Terrell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Backman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Backman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Terrell counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell lands a nice looking body kick.
Terrell scores with a nice body kick.
Backman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Terrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Backman.
Backman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell.
Backman is looking to wear down Terrell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Terrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Backman throws a right hand that Terrell ducks under and follows up with a left that Terrell also avoids with ease.
Terrell flicks out a counter leg kick but Backman steps away.
Terrell scores with a leg kick.
Backman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Backman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell.
Backman misses the shot to the body.
Terrell flicks out a counter leg kick but Backman steps away.
Backman throws a body punch but Terrell moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Backman.
Terrell connects with a leg kick. Backman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A shot to the liver by Backman. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Backman misses with a jab to the body
and Terrell counters with a good low kick that Backman was not able to check.
Terrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Terrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Terrell throws a leg kick which misses Backman's front leg but catches the back leg as Backman tries to avoid it.
Backman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Backman 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.
Backman throws a hook but Terrell avoids it easily.
Backman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Backman both land. Nice combination.
Terrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Backman scores with a three punch combo!
George Backman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Terrell, right into the meat.
Terrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Terrell tenderised Backman's leg. Backman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terrell looks for the body kick but Backman saw that one coming.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
Backman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Backman's sensitive parts.
Terrell avoids the body shot from Backman.
Backman looks to score with a jab to the body but Terrell is just out of range.
Terrell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Terrell.
Terrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Backman misses with a few strikes there.
Backman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terrell.
Backman throws a body shot but no joy.
And Terrell responds with a good body kick, but Backman manages to step out the way in time.
Backman misses with a body shot.
Terrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s 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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Terrell feints and then cracks Backman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Backman down.
Terrell misses with a head kick.
Backman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
Backman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terrell.
Terrell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Backman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Backman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell throws a head kick but Backman moves out of range.
Backman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Terrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phillip Terrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terrell connects with a leg kick. Backman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Terrell dodges the punch combination from Backman.
Terrell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Terrell is looking to land body kicks.
Backman throws a right hand that Terrell ducks under and follows up with a left that Terrell also avoids with ease.
Backman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terrell.
Terrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terrell walks into a jab.
A head kick by Terrell misses
and Backman counters with a two punch combo.
Backman fails to land with a series of punches.
Terrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Terrell tries a quick counter leg kick but Backman is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Terrell.
Terrell looks to land a body kick but Backman moved away.
Backman lands with a shot to the body.
Backman's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Backman 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.
Backman misses with a hook to the body
and Terrell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Terrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Terrell.
It looked like Backman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Terrell.
Backman jabs Terrell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backman throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Backman if he has to take too many more of those.
Backman misses with a wild combination.
Terrell counters with a body kick.
Terrell throws a sloppy head kick and Backman moves out of range easily.
Terrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terrell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Terrell throws a front kick that sends Backman stumbling back into the cage.
Terrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backman tries to bum rush Terrell with a series of wild strikes but Terrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Terrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Backman is able to avoid easily.
Backman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Backman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Backman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terrell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Terrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Backman just misses with a punch to the body.
Backman throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell scores with a kick to the body.
Backman throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phillip Terrell.
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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Terrell!
Phillip Terrell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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