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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Pawlik (ranked 284 p4p, 234 weight class) and Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 36 p4p, 26 weight class). Pawlik comes to the cage accompanied by John Butler - Ocean . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 5 - 1 |
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28 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Pawlik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tertelgte closes the distance and pushes Pawlik back into the cage.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pawlik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Pawlik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tertelgte doesn't seem phased though.
Pawlik bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tertelgte is trying to control Pawlik's posture but Pawlik avoids it.
Pawlik working the ground and pound but Tertelgte is defending the strikes.
Pawlik looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tertelgte is avoiding damage well.
Pawlik in side control, throwing shots but Tertelgte defends.
Pawlik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tertelgte is looking to reverse the position.
Tertelgte struggling a bit here.
Pawlik tries to move to mount but Tertelgte blocks the move with his legs.
We've been hearing that Pawlik has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Pawlik.
Pawlik is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tertelgte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tertelgte taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pawlik postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pawlik looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tertelgte is avoiding damage well.
Pawlik grinds an elbow into Tertelgte's temple.
Pawlik misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pawlik goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tertelgte rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pawlik's guard! Nice work there by Tertelgte!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte content to stall in guard here.
Pawlik has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tertelgte is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pawlik.
Pawlik is trying to improve his position.
Tertelgte trying to control the position but Pawlik is working away.
Pawlik is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik is working hard here to advance position.
Pawlik is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pawlik is looking to improve his position.
Tertelgte takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pawlik tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tertelgte has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik is trying to escape the mount.
Pawlik wants to hold on but Tertelgte pushes him away.
Pawlik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pawlik tries to hold on but Tertelgte postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pawlik keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tertelgte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pawlik is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Pawlik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tertelgte lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pawlik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pawlik fails to land with a series of punches.
Tertelgte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tertelgte works Pawlik's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pawlik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick which misses Pawlik's front leg but catches the back leg as Pawlik tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pawlik tries to counter with a takedown but Tertelgte is quick to defend against it.
Good shot there by Tertelgte.
Pawlik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pawlik drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tertelgte sprawls and moves away.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tertelgte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pawlik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab.
Pawlik slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tertelgte. Pawlik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tertelgte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tertelgte 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.
Pawlik appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tertelgte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pawlik looks to land a right hand but Tertelgte moved out of range.
Tertelgte swings for the body but Pawlik moves out of range.
Tertelgte throws a jab when Pawlik was well out of range.
Pawlik lands with a cross.
Tertelgte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pawlik was well out of range. Poor timing from Tertelgte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tertelgte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tertelgte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pawlik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte swings for the body but Pawlik moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tertelgte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tertelgte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pawlik counters with a single leg into guard. Tertelgte didn't expect that.
Pawlik scoring with some ground and pound.
Pawlik trying to control the position from guard on top but Tertelgte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pawlik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pawlik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tertelgte keeping moving, preventing Pawlik from controlling successfully.
Pawlik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pawlik works over Tertelgte with some ground and pound from guard.
Pawlik looking to sit in guard and control but Tertelgte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pawlik has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tertelgte is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pawlik.
Tertelgte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pawlik keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte staying calm.
Pawlik is looking to regain half guard here but Tertelgte keeps moving and retains side control.
Tertelgte is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pawlik will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dick Pawlik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pawlik sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Tertelgte 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! And we move into the final round!
Pawlik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tertelgte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pawlik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tertelgte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Tertelgte is predictable there
and Pawlik counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tertelgte!
Pawlik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pawlik is looking to take a break and control but Tertelgte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tertelgte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ground and pound from Pawlik seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte is looking to regain half guard here but Pawlik keeps moving and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Pawlik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlik fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pawlik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pawlik tries for a kimura but Tertelgte is defending well.
The strikes coming from Pawlik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pawlik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tertelgte keeps working.
Tertelgte is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pawlik connects with a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Pawlik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pawlik looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pawlik scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik tries to score with some ground and pound. Tertelgte controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tertelgte is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pawlik's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tertelgte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pawlik.
Pawlik not doing much here.
Pawlik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pawlik throwing shots but Tertelgte is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte is trying to control but can't.
Pawlik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tertelgte defending well though.
Pawlik looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tertelgte controlling the position well.
Tertelgte moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pawlik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pawlik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tertelgte's head.
Pawlik looking to sit in guard and control but Tertelgte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pawlik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tertelgte is aware though and is defending well.
Tertelgte preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pawlik throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tertelgte uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pawlik is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Pawlik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pawlik 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Pawlik!
A victorious Dick Pawlik thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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