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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 1440 p4p, 5082 weight class) and Yves Trudeau (ranked 164 p4p, 490 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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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 5 - 2 - 0, 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 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yves Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Al Balushi.
Trudeau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Balushi throws a shot to the body.
Trudeau connects with a nice looking jab.
Al Balushi throws a body kick that misses.
Al Balushi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trudeau has time to react.
Trudeau throws a sloppy head kick and Al Balushi moves out of range easily.
Al Balushi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trudeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trudeau throws a series of punches but Al Balushi avoids them all with ease.
As Trudeau tries to get set, Al Balushi tries to push him back and clinch up but Trudeau manages to avoid the attempt.
Al Balushi 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.
Al Balushi tried to score with a low kick but Trudeau checks it.
Trudeau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Al Balushi blocks the low kick.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Balushi moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Balushi.
Trudeau looks to throw the jab but Al Balushi is out of range.
Al Balushi delivers a nice body kick.
Al Balushi moves out of range as Trudeau throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Al Balushi. That snapped Trudeau's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi closes the distance and pushes Trudeau back into the cage.
We've been informed that Trudeau has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Al Balushi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Al Balushi tries to land a knee to the head but Trudeau blocks with his arms.
Trudeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Balushi controls his hands.
Al Balushi lands a body shot.
Trudeau avoiding damage as Al Balushi throws knees to the body.
Al Balushi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Trudeau fails to land.
Al Balushi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Al Balushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trudeau slows down the pace here.
Trudeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Balushi controls his hands.
Trudeau is trying to break free.
I was talking to Al Balushi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Trudeau leaning his opponent against the cage.
Al Balushi lands a good knee to the midsection. Trudeau won't want to take too many of those.
A left hand lands to the body for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau managing to block the knees to the body from Al Balushi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Balushi.
Trudeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trudeau is trying to break the clinch but Al Balushi has him pressed against the cage.
Al Balushi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trudeau.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trudeau - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Al Balushi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trudeau looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Balushi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Al Balushi taking a breather.
Al Balushi misses with a knee strike.
Al Balushi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trudeau's defenses.
Trudeau wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Al Balushi.
Trudeau misses with a body punch.
Al Balushi lands an elbow just above Trudeau 's eye.
Al Balushi lands an elbow that stopped Trudeau in his tracks for a moment.
Al Balushi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trudeau avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Al Balushi has Trudeau pressed against the cage, preventing Trudeau from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Al Balushi lands an elbow inside that Trudeau shrugs off.
Trudeau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trudeau tries a body shot but Al Balushi blocks it.
Trudeau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Balushi throws an elbow but misses.
Al Balushi throws an elbow that misses.
Al Balushi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trudeau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trudeau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trudeau tries to stall but Al Balushi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trudeau tries to break free but Al Balushi pushes him back against the cage.
Trudeau avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi lands a damaging elbow.
Trudeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Al Balushi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi can't find room to land a body shot as Trudeau controls the action.
Al Balushi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Trudeau wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Al Balushi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trudeau's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Balushi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trudeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi lands a shoulder strike.
Al Balushi lands an elbow that stopped Trudeau in his tracks for a moment.
Al Balushi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trudeau's efforts to push away.
Al Balushi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Al Balushi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trudeau or not.
Al Balushi is pushing Trudeau up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee calls for Al Balushi to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Balushi lands an elbow that stopped Trudeau in his tracks for a moment.
Al Balushi lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Al Balushi feints and then cracks Trudeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trudeau down.
Al Balushi tries to clinch but Trudeau moves away
and Trudeau counters with a solid body kick.
Trudeau defending well as Al Balushi loads up on a big left hand.
Trudeau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yves Trudeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Balushi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trudeau.
Al Balushi looks to land a body kick but Trudeau moved away.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi throws a lazy body kick
and Trudeau counters with a solid body kick.
Al Balushi lands a really nice looking cross but Trudeau seems unphased.
Al Balushi throws the left hand but Trudeau avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Trudeau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trudeau moves out of range of the body kick from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi connects with a solid leg kick.
Trudeau walks forward, straight into a front kick from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Trudeau misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trudeau, as that shot connected.
Trudeau tried to score with a low kick but Al Balushi checks it.
Al Balushi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau keeps the fight on the outside.
Trudeau blocks a leg kick.
Trudeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Balushi throws out the jab.
Al Balushi clinches up against the cage.
Al Balushi just leaning against Trudeau, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Balushi throws an elbow but misses.
Al Balushi effectively controlling the action here.
Al Balushi stalling in the clinch but Trudeau improves position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Al Balushi lands an elbow inside.
Zaid Al Balushi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Al Balushi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Al Balushi.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trudeau.
Al Balushi slowing the pace effectively.
Trudeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al Balushi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trudeau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Balushi throws a front kick that sends Trudeau stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Balushi lands a right hook to the body.
Al Balushi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Trudeau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trudeau! But no joy.
Al Balushi tries to land a leg kick but Trudeau saw it coming and moves away.
Al Balushi rushes Trudeau and presses him up against the cage.
Trudeau stalling in the clinch but Al Balushi improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trudeau avoiding damage as Al Balushi throws knees to the body.
Trudeau trying to stall but Al Balushi improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Al Balushi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al Balushi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trudeau is rocked!
Trudeau is trying to stall.
Trudeau is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Balushi finish him?
A right hand to the body from Al Balushi.
Trudeau seems to have recovered his senses.
Trudeau is breathing heavily.
Al Balushi lands an elbow inside that Trudeau shrugs off.
Al Balushi tries to land knees in the clinch but Trudeau avoids the damage to the body.
Trudeau wants to get back to striking at distance but Al Balushi won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Al Balushi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trudeau can do to turn this around?
Al Balushi trying to land knees to the body.
Al Balushi drops Trudeau with a big knee straight up the middle! Trudeau is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Al Balushi tries to clinch but Trudeau moves out of range.
Al Balushi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trudeau 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 right hand.
A big left from Trudeau misses.
Al Balushi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trudeau's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Balushi is looking to clinch.
Al Balushi lands with an uppercut that bounces Trudeau off the cage and back into range.
Trudeau throws a push kick but Al Balushi slaps the foot to one side.
Al Balushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trudeau.
Al Balushi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Balushi dips to his left and cracks Trudeau with an uppercut!
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Balushi.
Zaid Al Balushi is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Balushi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trudeau, pushing him back against the cage.
Al Balushi blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Balushi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Al Balushi.
Trudeau tries to stall but Al Balushi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Al Balushi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Al Balushi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Al Balushi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Al Balushi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Al Balushi scores with a shoulder strike.
Al Balushi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trudeau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Al Balushi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trudeau is trying to push Al Balushi away but Al Balushi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trudeau avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Trudeau's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Al Balushi.
Trudeau looking to slow down the pace here.
Al Balushi presses Trudeau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that second round.
That's time! Al Balushi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Al Balushi rushes Trudeau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trudeau tries a body shot but Al Balushi blocks it.
Al Balushi digs a right hand underneath Trudeau's ribcage. Trudeau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trudeau tries to break the clinch but Al Balushi is controlling the position.
Trudeau tries to circle away but Al Balushi has him pinned against the cage.
Al Balushi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Al Balushi.
Trudeau looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Al Balushi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Al Balushi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Al Balushi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trudeau blocks it with crossed arms.
Al Balushi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trudeau blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Al Balushi lands a nice knee to the body.
Al Balushi drops Trudeau with a big knee straight up the middle! Trudeau is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Trudeau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Balushi is looking to slow Trudeau down with leg kicks.
Al Balushi with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Balushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi connects with a leg kick.
Trudeau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Trudeau scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trudeau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trudeau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Al Balushi's sensitive parts.
Al Balushi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Al Balushi scores with a leg kick.
Al Balushi tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Al Balushi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Balushi.
Trudeau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Balushi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trudeau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Balushi fakes the leg kick and cracks Trudeau in the body.
Al Balushi throws a push kick but Trudeau slaps the foot to one side.
Al Balushi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trudeau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trudeau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Al Balushi wants to clinch up but Trudeau keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi connects with a right hand. Trudeau shakes it off.
Trudeau tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi instigates a clinch.
Trudeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trudeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al Balushi lands an overhand right.
Al Balushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Balushi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trudeau tries to land a front kick but Al Balushi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trudeau misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi clinches.
Al Balushi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trudeau blocks a body shot from Al Balushi.
Trudeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Balushi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trudeau's defenses.
Trudeau is trying to force a seperation but Al Balushi has the dominant position.
Trudeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi lands a damaging elbow.
Trudeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trudeau drops his hands momentarily and Al Balushi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Al Balushi lunges at Trudeau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trudeau's hand.
Al Balushi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trudeau in his tracks.
Al Balushi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Al Balushi connects with an inside leg kick.
Al Balushi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al Balushi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trudeau. That did some damage!
Al Balushi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trudeau. That did some damage!
A low kick lands for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi blocks a head kick by Trudeau.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Balushi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trudeau looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Trudeau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Balushi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trudeau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trudeau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Al Balushi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Al Balushi scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Al Balushi.
Trudeau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Al Balushi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trudeau throws the left hand but Al Balushi avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trudeau.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Al Balushi. Trudeau shrugs it off though.
A punch lands to the side of Trudeau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al Balushi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Al Balushi connects with a body shot.
Al Balushi clinches.
Trudeau breaks the clinch.
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Al Balushi. Trudeau shrugs it off though.
Trudeau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al Balushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaid Al Balushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Balushi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trudeau, pushing him back against the cage.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
A very excited looking Zaid Al Balushi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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