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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 410 p4p, 592 weight class) and Phillip Terrell (ranked 56 p4p, 84 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell tries to clinch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Terrell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hlervu finds it's way round the side to connect with Terrell's head.
Hlervu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 misses with a two punch combination.
Hlervu just misses with a punch to the body.
Hlervu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hlervu misses the shot to the body.
Terrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Hlervu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlervu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hlervu takes a swing at Terrell's ribcage but misses.
Hlervu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell.
Hlervu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Terrell doesn't seem bothered though.
Hlervu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Terrell under the eye.
Hlervu pushes Terrell up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hlervu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terrell tries to clinch but Hlervu is having none of it.
Hlervu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Terrell jabs Hlervu right on the nose. Hlervu blinks but takes it well.
Terrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terrell tries to land a leg kick but Hlervu saw it coming and moves away.
Terrell thuds his right hand into Hlervu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Terrell cracks Hlervu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu looks to score with a jab to the body but Terrell is just out of range.
Terrell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hlervu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terrell.
Terrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.
Hlervu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Hlervu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Terrell.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from Terrell.
Terrell tries to clinch there but Hlervu circles away.
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 Hlervu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hlervu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but Terrell manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrell. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terrell walks into a jab.
Hlervu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terrell.
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
Hlervu 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 sloppy body shot
and Hlervu counters with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hlervu. That's going to slow Terrell down.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hlervu has managed to clinch.
Hlervu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hlervu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu ducks under a wild hook from Terrell.
Terrell looks to land a left hand but Hlervu moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Hlervu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Terrell doesn't seem phased though.
Hlervu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terrell slips under a jab.
Terrell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A left lands for Terrell.
Terrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hlervu moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Terrell misses with an uppercut.
Terrell is looking to clinch but Hlervu is avoiding it.
Terrell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hlervu finds it's way round the side to connect with Terrell's head.
Terrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Terrell tenderised Hlervu's leg. Hlervu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hlervu.
Terrell throws a chopping leg kick but Hlervu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hlervu throws a hook but Terrell blocks it.
Hlervu moves into the clinch successfully.
Hlervu lands a nice uppercut.
Terrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrell misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Hlervu's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hlervu tries to clinch but Terrell moves out of range.
Terrell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hlervu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hlervu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hlervu connects with a solid leg kick.
Hlervu checks a low kick from Terrell.
Hlervu ducks under a wild hook from Terrell.
Terrell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Terrell throws the left hand but Hlervu avoids the punch easily.
Hlervu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Terrell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hlervu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hlervu blocking some punches.
Terrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Terrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hlervu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Terrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hlervu.
Hlervu misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell blocks an uppercut.
Terrell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hlervu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hlervu.
Hlervu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hlervu is trying to break the clinch but Terrell has him pressed against the cage.
Hlervu lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Terrell as the two fighters clinch.
Hlervu pushes Terrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hlervu wants to stall.
Hlervu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Hlervu.
A nice left hand lands by Hlervu.
Terrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hlervu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Terrell throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hlervu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Braynas Hlervu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Terrell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Terrell misses with a straight left.
Terrell thows a leg kick but Hlervu checks it
and Hlervu counters with an outside leg kick.
Hlervu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Terrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Terrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
Terrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Hlervu is just out of range.
Terrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hlervu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hlervu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Terrell is out of range.
Terrell misses with a hook.
Hlervu misses with a wild body shot.
Hlervu with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu slips under a jab from Terrell.
Terrell drives through and clinches with Hlervu against the cage.
Terrell has a couple of punches blocked by Hlervu.
Hlervu lands a shoulder strike.
Terrell lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terrell pulls guard effortlessly.
Hlervu controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu looking to pass the guard.
Hlervu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hlervu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Terrell's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hlervu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hlervu is keen to just control but Terrell is a slippery customer.
Hlervu postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Terrell to stand up.
A telegraphed right hand from Terrell misses the target.
Terrell misses with a two punch combination.
Terrell throws out a loose jab but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrell drops his hands momentarily and Hlervu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Terrell misses with an uppercut.
Hlervu tries a low kick but Terrell avoids it.
Hlervu is looking to clinch but Terrell is avoiding it.
Hlervu lands an overhand right.
Hlervu misses the jab.
Terrell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Terrell blocks a leg kick.
Terrell misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu is looking to clinch but Terrell is avoiding it.
Hlervu throws a head kick that misses.
Phillip Terrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terrell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Terrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hlervu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Terrell needs to keep his hands up - Hlervu had a free shot at his head there.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
Hlervu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hlervu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Terrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Hlervu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Terrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hlervu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Terrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Hlervu scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terrell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hlervu misses with a low kick as Terrell jumps back.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Hlervu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hlervu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Terrell lands an overhand right.
Terrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu misses with a body shot.
Hlervu tries to close the distance and clinch but Terrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terrell checks a leg kick nicely.
Hlervu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Terrell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hlervu.
Terrell blocks a leg kick.
Hlervu misses with a wild body shot.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Hlervu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hlervu connects with a leg kick.
Hlervu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Terrell's sensitive parts.
Hlervu misses with a hook. Terrell ducked under it nicely.
Terrell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hlervu wants to clinch.
Hlervu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phillip Terrell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Terrell clinches with his opponent.
Hlervu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braynas Hlervu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Terrell trying to stall but Hlervu improves his position.
Hlervu lands a hook that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
Hlervu lands a nice uppercut.
Hlervu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hlervu swings wildly with an uppercut but Terrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Terrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hlervu prevents a body shot from Terrell.
Terrell has Hlervu pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Hlervu.
Hlervu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Hlervu.
Hlervu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Terrell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Hlervu.
Hlervu lands a nice shot to the body.
Hlervu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Hlervu.
Hlervu swings wildly with an uppercut but Terrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hlervu breaks the clinch.
Hlervu slips a jab and a cross from Terrell.
Some bone on bone action there as Hlervu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hlervu darts in and clinches Terrell up against the cage.
Terrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Terrell misses with some punches.
Hlervu tries a body shot but Terrell blocks it.
Hlervu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Terrell scores with a shot to the side of Hlervu's head.
Hlervu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hlervu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Terrell.
Terrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hlervu stalls.
Terrell throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell tries to throw a body punch but Hlervu avoids it by throwing Terrell back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hlervu.
Terrell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Terrell tries to work over Hlervu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlervu.
Hlervu struggles to land a body shot inside as Terrell controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Hlervu.
Hlervu tries a body shot but Terrell blocks it.
Terrell blocking some punches.
Hlervu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terrell trying to control the position but instead, Hlervu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Terrell into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Hlervu fails to land.
Hlervu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hlervu jumps into guard, dragging Terrell to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hlervu has his hands on Terrell's head, controlling the position.
Terrell stopping the sweep attempt from Hlervu.
Hlervu is trying to control the position but Terrell postures up.
Hlervu working for a triangle but Terrell defends it easily.
Terrell stopping the sweep attempt from Hlervu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu pulls Terrell in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hlervu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Terrell is aware though and is defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Terrell has a couple of punches blocked by Hlervu.
Hlervu digs a right hand into Terrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Terrell's gas tank.
A short left from Terrell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braynas Hlervu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hlervu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Braynas Hlervu!
Braynas Hlervu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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