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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 273 p4p, 358 weight class) and Krsto Vujić (ranked 46 p4p, 56 weight class). Vujić has chosen Regeaton Montenegro as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krsto Vujić!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vujić.
Sole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vujić checks it well.
Sole is looking to land body kicks.
Vujić loads up on a big right hand but Sole slips the punch.
Vujić has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Sole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vujić swings for the body but Sole moves out of range.
Sole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vujić on the side of the head.
Vujić lands a nice shot that snaps Sole's head back.
Vujić throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Sole is predictable there
and Vujić decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sole's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vujić in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vujić slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vujić lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sole is pulling down on Vujić's head. It's preventing any offense from Vujić, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vujić doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vujić manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sole had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vujić defends it easily.
Sole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sole has control of Vujić's left arm, preventing Vujić from doing any damage.
Vujić sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vujić trying to control the position from guard on top but Sole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vujić wants to pass the guard but Sole is keeping the position.
Vujić is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sole is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sole is trying to control the position but Vujić postures up.
Sole being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vujić works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vujić instigates a clinch.
Sole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vujić doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sole wants to stall.
Vujić drags the fight down to the ground.
Sole wants to control from the top but Vujić keeps moving.
Sole controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vujić wants to sweep here but Sole controlling him for the moment.
Vujić controls Sole momentarily but Sole frees himself.
Sole controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vujić seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krsto Vujić dominated that round.
That's time! Sole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vujić misses the jab.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Sole misses.
Vujić looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vujić bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sole moves out of range of the strikes.
Vujić pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vujić throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vujić lands with an uppercut that bounces Sole off the cage and back into range.
Sole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vujić. That did some damage!
Sole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sole takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vujić drops his hands momentarily and Sole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vujić takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Sole throws a hook to the side of Vujić's head but Vujić sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Vujić tries to counter it with a takedown but Sole pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vujić is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sole.
Sole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole looks to land a body kick but Vujić moved away.
Sole moves out of range of the strikes.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Vujić works Sole's body with a nice hook.
Donk. Vujić catches Sole right on the button with a cross.
Sole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jacks Sole is winning the standup battle so far.
Vujić throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sole scores with a push kick.
A swing and a miss from Sole.
Sole throws a lazy uppercut
and Sole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sole slips a straight right by Vujić.
Sole paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vujić stalks Sole and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sole's face. Sole staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vujić is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sole.
It looked like Sole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sole blocks a jab.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vujić was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
A big right from Sole misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a lunging right hand
and Vujić counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vujić misses with a body shot.
Vujić lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vujić lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sole circles away quickly and effectively.
Vujić connects with a jab.
Vujić staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Vujić misses its intended target.
Vujić lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Vujić.
A swing and a miss from Sole.
Vujić missing with a left hand there. Sole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sole is looking to land body kicks.
Sole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vujić. That did some damage!
Sole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vujić to score with a decent uppercut.
Vujić tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vujić misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole scores with a nice body kick.
Sole moves out of range of the strikes.
Vujić uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Vujić throws a head kick but Sole moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Sole.
Vujić has managed to clinch.
Vujić has a couple of punches blocked by Sole.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
Vujić misses with the head strike.
Sole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vujić has a couple of punches blocked by Sole.
Vujić lands a left hand.
Vujić blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sole.
Sole looking to slow down the pace here.
Vujić misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sole prevents a body shot from Vujić.
Vujić successfully pulls guard.
Sole wants to control from the top but Vujić keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vujić can't keep his opponent in guard - Sole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sole passes to full mount!
Sole wants to control the pace but Vujić is squirming around nicely.
Sole sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sole's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Krsto Vujić will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sole throws a lazy right hand but Vujić sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vujić changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Sole misses its intended target.
Vujić misses with a looping right.
Sole walks into a straight right hand from Vujić.
Sole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vujić.
Vujić lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vujić misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Sole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sole misses with an uppercut.
Vujić throws a good cross that connects.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Vujić lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sole doesn't seem phased though.
Vujić clinches up against the cage.
Sole is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vujić is keeping busy.
Vujić tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sole smiles and moves away.
Sole misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vujić slips a straight right by Sole.
Sole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sole throws a low kick but Vujić moves out of range easily.
Sole misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Sole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sole.
Vujić pushes Sole up against the cage in a clinch.
Sole has a couple of punches blocked by Vujić.
Sole gets through Vujić's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vujić is trying to pull guard but Sole turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sole pushes Vujić back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vujić tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vujić backwards.
Vujić misses with a punch on the inside.
Vujić misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vujić.
Sole blocking some punches.
Vujić working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Vujić misses with a punch on the inside.
Vujić tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Vujić back against the cage.
Vujić scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vujić goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sole taking a breather.
Sole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sole is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jacks Sole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krsto Vujić.
Sole swings wildly with an uppercut but Vujić uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole manages to break the clinch.
Vujić moves out of range as Sole throws a body kick.
Vujić's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vujić scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Krsto Vujić has been cut.
Sole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vujić blocks a jab.
Vujić looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vujić uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sole.
Vujić scores with a punch to the head.
Krsto Vujić is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vujić has closed the distance and engaged Sole in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Sole.
Sole breaks the clinch.
Sole motions for Vujić to come forward. Sole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vujić ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vujić slips a jab from Sole.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sole.
Sole with a hook.
Vujić lands a jab to Sole's midsection.
A leg kick checked by Vujić.
Vujić cracks Sole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vujić lands with a right hand.
Sole throws the kick towards the body but Vujić avoids it.
Vujić lands a glancing blow to the side of Sole's head.
Vujić has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sole tried to score with a low kick but Vujić checks it.
Vujić has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole breaks the clinch.
Sole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sole throws a low kick but Vujić avoids it.
Vujić connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sole momentarily.
Vujić throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
Sole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vujić.
Sole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vujić was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Sole avoids the body shot from Vujić.
Sole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vujić misses with an uppercut. Sole saw that one coming.
Vujić works Sole's body with a nice hook.
Sole connects with a leg kick.
Vujić uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sole.
Sole misses with a hook
letting Vujić counter with a right hand.
Vujić fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vujić wants to clinch up but Sole keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Krsto Vujić.
Well Vujić 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krsto Vujić!
A victorious Krsto Vujić thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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