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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soviet Remnant (ranked 358 p4p, 103 weight class) and Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 52 p4p, 15 weight class). Soviet Remnant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zaid Al Balushi's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soviet Remnant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant slips a straight right by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al Balushi jabs Remnant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Remnant wants to slow Al Balushi down by chopping away at his legs.
Remnant checks a leg kick.
Remnant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Balushi can pounce on him.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
Al Balushi moves in looking to clinch but Remnant pushes him off.
That kick from Remnant tenderised Al Balushi's leg. Al Balushi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al Balushi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remnant moves away.
Remnant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Al Balushi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Remnant scrambles back to his feet.
Remnant throws a sloppy head kick and Al Balushi moves out of range easily.
Al Balushi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Remnant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Balushi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Remnant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Al Balushi moves into the clinch.
Al Balushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Al Balushi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Balushi blocks a body shot from Remnant.
Al Balushi tries to land a knee to the head but Remnant blocks with his arms.
Al Balushi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Al Balushi is trying to maintain a safe position but Remnant gets an underhook and turns Al Balushi into the cage.
Remnant lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Balushi lands a right hand.
Remnant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Balushi blocks an uppercut.
Remnant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Remnant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Balushi's elbow.
A short right from Al Balushi.
Remnant tries to throw a body punch but Al Balushi avoids it by throwing Remnant back against the cage.
Remnant gets through Al Balushi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Remnant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Remnant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Balushi pushes off an throws an elbow but Remnant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Al Balushi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Balushi.
Remnant throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Balushi.
A head punch on the inside from Remnant fails to land.
Remnant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Remnant throws a hook but Al Balushi avoids it easily.
Al Balushi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Remnant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Balushi tries to land a leg kick but Remnant saw it coming and moves away.
Al Balushi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Remnant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remnant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Remnant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Remnant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Remnant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Al Balushi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Al Balushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Al Balushi misses
and Remnant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Remnant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Remnant misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Al Balushi.
Remnant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Al Balushi in his tracks.
Remnant throws a front kick that sends Al Balushi stumbling back into the cage.
Al Balushi dodges the punch combination from Remnant.
Remnant backing away here, and Al Balushi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Remnant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Remnant blocks a low kick nicely.
Remnant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Balushi throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Balushi moves away.
Remnant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Al Balushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Balushi wants to land a leg kick but Remnant is out of range.
Remnant jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Al Balushi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Remnant's hands.
Remnant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good work by Remnant as he checks the leg kick.
Al Balushi ducks right into an uppercut from Remnant.
Remnant throws a shot from downtown. Al Balushi moves away and avoids it.
Al Balushi feints a counter leg kick.
Al Balushi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Remnant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Al Balushi doesn't seem phased though.
Al Balushi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al Balushi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Balushi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Remnant's brow.
Al Balushi lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Remnant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Remnant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Remnant prevents a body shot from Al Balushi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Remnant.
Remnant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Balushi lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Soviet Remnant has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant scores with a hook to the body.
Remnant misses with some punches.
Al Balushi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Remnant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Remnant missing with a left hand there. Al Balushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remnant lands a head shot.
Remnant takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Remnant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Balushi with a nice cross.
Remnant throws a jab when Al Balushi was well out of range.
Al Balushi jabs Remnant right on the nose. Remnant blinks but takes it well.
Remnant jabs Al Balushi right on the nose. Al Balushi blinks but takes it well.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Remnant scores with a hook.
Al Balushi connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remnant misses with a wild body shot.
Remnant lands a head shot.
Remnant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Al Balushi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Remnant. That did some damage!
Al Balushi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zaid Al Balushi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Soviet Remnant's cut.
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.
Al Balushi cracks Remnant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Remnant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Remnant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Al Balushi is out of range.
Al Balushi looks to throw the jab but Remnant is out of range.
Remnant misses with an uppercut. Al Balushi saw that one coming.
Remnant throws a leg kick but Al Balushi moved away.
Al Balushi misses with a leg kick.
Remnant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Remnant there as he acknowledges the shot.
Remnant wants to slow Al Balushi down by chopping away at his legs.
Remnant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Al Balushi misses the jab.
Al Balushi moves out of range as Remnant strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Remnant. Al Balushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Remnant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi swings for the body but Remnant moves out of range.
Remnant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Balushi feints a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Remnant. That's going to slow Al Balushi down.
Remnant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Al Balushi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remnant loads up on a big right hand but Al Balushi slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi throws a low kick, looking for Remnant's leg but Remnant calmly moves out of range.
Donk. Al Balushi catches Remnant right on the button with a cross.
Remnant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Balushi.
Remnant moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Remnant.
Al Balushi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Remnant was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi digs a good hook to Remnant's body.
Al Balushi has Remnant up against the cage in a clinch.
Remnant struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Balushi controls his hands.
Al Balushi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Remnant seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Al Balushi can turn it around.
Al Balushi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Balushi manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Al Balushi misses.
It looked like Remnant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Al Balushi checks the leg kick.
Al Balushi scores with a nice head shot.
Remnant lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Remnant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Remnant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Balushi.
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!
Al Balushi is looking to clinch but Remnant is avoiding it.
Remnant misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Balushi misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remnant looks for the body kick but Al Balushi saw that one coming.
Al Balushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Remnant.
The crowd cheers as Al Balushi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Remnant doesn't seem phased though.
Al Balushi connects with a single shot there.
Remnant takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A shot to the liver by Remnant. Beautiful body shot.
Remnant misses with a hook.
Remnant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Balushi scores with a kick to the body.
Remnant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Balushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Balushi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remnant.
Al Balushi punishes Remnant's body with a nice straight punch.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Remnant delivers a nice body kick.
Al Balushi moves away from the strike by Remnant.
Remnant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Al Balushi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Al Balushi moves out of range as Remnant throws a body kick.
Al Balushi tries to move into range but Remnant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Al Balushi lands with an overhand left.
Al Balushi scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Remnant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Remnant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Balushi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Al Balushi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remnant.
Al Balushi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Remnant throws a big shot that misses.
Al Balushi misses with a looping right.
Al Balushi tests Remnant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Balushi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al Balushi scores with a punch to the head.
Al Balushi throws a front kick aimed at Remnant's knee but Remnant avoids it well.
Remnant ducks under a wild hook from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi checks a low kick from Remnant.
Good work by Remnant as he checks the leg kick.
Remnant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al Balushi scores with a kick to the body.
Al Balushi darts in and clinches Remnant up against the cage.
Al Balushi tries a body shot but Remnant blocks it.
Remnant managing to block the knees to the body from Al Balushi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Remnant as Al Balushi tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Remnant will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remnant lands with a right to the head.
Remnant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al Balushi trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi tries a knee to the head but Remnant blocks it.
Remnant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Remnant.
Al Balushi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Remnant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Al Balushi lands with a left to the head.
Remnant lands a shoulder strike.
Al Balushi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Remnant misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remnant avoids the elbow strike from Al Balushi, against the cage.
Al Balushi lands a damaging elbow.
Remnant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Remnant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Remnant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Soviet Remnant's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Al Balushi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Remnant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soviet Remnant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Remnant throws a chopping leg kick but Al Balushi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
Remnant misses with a body shot.
Al Balushi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Al Balushi looks for the body kick but Remnant saw that one coming.
Remnant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A good leg kick by Remnant.
Remnant checks a leg kick.
Remnant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Remnant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Balushi.
Remnant throws a head kick that misses.
Remnant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Remnant throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remnant connects with a single shot there.
Remnant walks into a straight right hand from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi slips under a jab from Remnant.
Remnant ducks under a wild hook from Al Balushi.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Balushi.
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!
Al Balushi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Remnant misses.
Al Balushi moves out of range as Remnant strikes.
Al Balushi flicks out a counter leg kick but Remnant steps away.
Al Balushi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Remnant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Remnant throws a leg kick but Al Balushi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Remnant moves out of range as Al Balushi strikes.
Remnant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Balushi to score with a decent uppercut.
Remnant loads up on a big right hand but Al Balushi slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Remnant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Remnant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Balushi.
Remnant throws a lazy right hand but Al Balushi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Balushi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Al Balushi tenderised Remnant's leg. Remnant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al Balushi has Remnant up against the cage in a clinch.
Al Balushi tries to throw a body punch but Remnant avoids it by throwing Al Balushi back against the cage.
Al Balushi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Remnant takes a knee right on the jaw!
Al Balushi scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Balushi lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al Balushi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Balushi lands a nice uppercut.
Remnant throws a head punch that misses.
Al Balushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Balushi gets through Remnant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Balushi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Al Balushi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Remnant's efforts to push away.
Al Balushi tries to land knees in the clinch but Remnant avoids the damage to the body.
Remnant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Remnant avoids the elbow strike from Al Balushi, against the cage.
Al Balushi tries to land knees in the clinch but Remnant avoids the damage to the body.
Remnant avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi slowing the pace effectively.
Remnant tries to circle away but Al Balushi has him pinned against the cage.
Al Balushi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Remnant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Al Balushi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Remnant.
Remnant breaks the clinch.
Remnant misses with a head kick.
Remnant misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Remnant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Remnant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Remnant crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Al Balushi - the referee stops the clock and Remnant gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Al Balushi. Remnant manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Al Balushi has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Remnant.
Remnant breaks from the clinch.
Al Balushi avoids the body shot from Remnant.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Balushi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Remnant on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Balushi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Al Balushi lands a jab.
Al Balushi thumps Remnant with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Al Balushi throws out a powerful jab.
Al Balushi with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Remnant misses.
Al Balushi throws a body punch but Remnant moves out of range.
Al Balushi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Remnant at a distance.
Al Balushi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick
and Remnant counters with a straight right hand.
Remnant looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Remnant.
Al Balushi throws a good cross that connects.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Remnant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Al Balushi is out of range.
Al Balushi throws a front kick that sends Remnant stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remnant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al Balushi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remnant.
Al Balushi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zaid Al Balushi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good exchange - Al Balushi coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Al Balushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Balushi 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
A victorious Zaid Al Balushi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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