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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Starman (ranked 783 p4p, 1096 weight class) and Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 92 p4p, 129 weight class). Starman comes to the cage accompanied by David Bowie - Starman. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Starman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tertelgte did well to prevent Starman getting side control.
Starman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tertelgte to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starman throws a strike but Tertelgte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Starman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Starman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman working for a triangle but Tertelgte defends it easily.
Tertelgte content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Starman looking to control.
Starman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tertelgte is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tertelgte won't allow Starman to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Starman looks to land a combination but Tertelgte avoids it well.
Starman takes a swing at Tertelgte's ribcage but misses.
Tertelgte wants to counter with a clinch but Starman pushes him away.
Starman pushes Tertelgte up against the cage in a clinch.
Starman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body.
Starman takes a shot to the head.
Starman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starman throws out the jab.
Starman throws the left hand but Tertelgte avoids the punch easily.
Starman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch but Starman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte pushes Starman up against the cage in a clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a body punch.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starman blocking some punches.
Tertelgte misses with a body punch.
Tertelgte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte tries to throw a body punch but Starman avoids it by throwing Tertelgte back against the cage.
Starman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Starman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Starman.
Starman lands a shoulder strike.
Tertelgte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte tries to throw a body punch but Starman avoids it by throwing Tertelgte back against the cage.
Tertelgte taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tertelgte as Starman tries to tie him up.
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
Starman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Starman gets tackled into the cage by Tertelgte. Tertelgte maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Starman tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starman wants to stall.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Starman gets underhooks to prevent Tertelgte's takedown attempt.
Starman throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ernie Tertelgte will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Starman scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tertelgte rushes Starman and presses him up against the cage.
Starman manages to break the clinch.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tertelgte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tertelgte tries to counter with a clinch but Starman shakes him off and moves away.
Starman throws a series of punches but Tertelgte moves out of range.
A big left from Starman misses.
Tertelgte tries to counter with a clinch but Starman shakes him off and moves away.
Starman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Starman scores with a nice right hand.
Starman clinches up with Tertelgte and pushes him back against the cage.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Starman.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starman manages to break the clinch.
Tertelgte forces Starman back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Starman as the two fighters clinch.
Starman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tertelgtes head.
Starman is trying to break the clinch but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage.
Starman breaks from the clinch.
Starman checks a low kick from Tertelgte.
Starman throws a body shot but no joy.
Starman lands a jab to Tertelgte's midsection.
Starman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Starman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tertelgte trying to control from the bottom.
Tertelgte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tertelgte is looking for a sweep. Starman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tertelgte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tertelgte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starman throws a strike but Tertelgte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tertelgte trying to control but Starman is working from the bottom.
Starman being controlled here, momentarily.
Starman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starman keeping moving, preventing Tertelgte from controlling successfully.
Starman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tertelgte has passed into side control.
A lull in the action here.
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.
Starman is trying to improve his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tertelgte is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Starman lands a glancing blow to the side of Tertelgte's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Starman dominated that second round.
That's time! Starman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Starman throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Starman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John Starman is winning the standup battle so far.
Starman lands with a nice body punch.
Starman ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tertelgte dips to his left and cracks Starman with an uppercut!
Tertelgte tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Starman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte has managed to clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body.
Starman misses with a punch on the inside.
Starman has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tertelgte tries to score a body lock takedown but Starman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Starman tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tertelgte tries a body shot but Starman blocks it.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Starman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tertelgte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Starman.
Starman tries to land knees in the clinch but Tertelgte avoids the damage to the body.
Tertelgte controlling the action here for a moment.
Starman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Tertelgte - that landed with a thud.
Starman blocks a body shot from Tertelgte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tertelgte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tertelgte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Starman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Starman.
Starman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tertelgte is looking to clinch but Starman is avoiding it.
Starman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Starman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but Starman moves away
and Tertelgte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tertelgte is looking to clinch but Starman is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Starman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up but Starman circles away and keeps his distance.
Tertelgte forces Starman back against the cage and clinches.
Tertelgte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starman's elbow.
Tertelgte gets through Starman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starman has Tertelgte pressed against the cage.
Starman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Starman backwards.
Tertelgte tries a body shot but Starman blocks it.
Tertelgte lands a body punch.
Starman blocks a body shot from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Starman lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tertelgte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starman looks to score with a jab to the body but Tertelgte is just out of range.
Starman goes for a double leg but Tertelgte avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tertelgte continues to drive forward.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tertelgte as Starman tries to tie him up.
Starman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte is working Starman over against the cage.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Tertelgte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tertelgte lands a shot to the body.
Starman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Starman has had enough of the clinch but Tertelgte keeps him there for the moment.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Starman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starman blocks a body shot from Tertelgte.
Starman misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte lands with a right to the head.
Starman tries to throw a body punch but Tertelgte avoids it by throwing Starman back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Tertelgte.
Starman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Starman stays in close to Tertelgte's body and controls the position.
Tertelgte pulls Starman in close to his closed guard and prevents Starman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tertelgte's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Starman trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tertelgte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
John Starman was interviewed post fight and said 'Come on not again!'.
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